Do you know what aircraft Belavia has? What are we flying? We will answer these and other questions in the article. Belavia is a Belarusian airline headquartered in Minsk. Basic scheduled and charter international flights are operated from Minsk National Airport.
Description
Belavia is a member of the International Air Carriers Organization (IATA), has 17 residences in various countries. In recent years, the number of travelers transported by it has been steadily growing and in 2010 amounted to 968 people. In 2013, 2014, 1 ton of mail and cargo and 1.613 million passengers were transported.
History of Belavia Airlines
The state airline Belavia was founded in 1996 on the basis of the civil aviation complex of Belarus, which had 60 years of experience in cargo and passenger air transportation. What happened to Belavia next? What planes did she buy? In 1998, this company merged with Minskavia. As a result, several more An-24s, An-26s and Yak-40s appeared in her fleet.
In international air transportation, the company cooperates with LOT, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines and other companies with which commercial contracts have been concluded. In 1936, the first passenger-mail flight between Moscow and Minsk was carried out, and by 1940 this number had increased to eight. In 1997, on August 12, Belavia became a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It merged with Mogilevavia in 2000.
Regular flights to Paris began in 2001. Belavia does not want to stop at what has been achieved - it annually increases the fleet and constantly develops the route network.
Fleet
Have you ever used Belavia services? Airplanes are her pride. In 2003, on October 16, the company leased the first Boeing 737-500 manufactured in the West. The second such airliner arrived at Minsk People's Airport in April 2004.
All foreign cars were purchased by the company on a leasing basis. At the end of 2013, in May, the company bought the sixth Boeing-737-300 from Carpatair Corporation (Romania). The company is betting on the reconstruction of its air fleet.
According to russiaplane.net, Belavia also received An-24, Tu-154 B 2/M, Tu-134 A and one Il-86 from Aeroflot. The last aircraft served in the fleet from 1994 to 1996: it flew to China and the USA. A little later, it was transferred to Atlant-Soyuz, as there were few passengers - flights became unprofitable.
Today Belavia transports passengers on Boeing 737-500 (6 cars), Boeing 737-300 (9 cars), Tu-154M (3 cars), CRJ-100/200 LR (4 cars), Embraer-175 (two ordered aircraft), Boeing 737-BBJ2 (VIP aircraft used only by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus).
Luggage rules
Belavia tries not to overload its planes. Economy class passengers can have up to 8 kg of hand luggage with a size of no more than 55 x 40 x 20 cm per piece of baggage, and business class - up to 12 kg of the same parameters.
What about checked baggage? One cargo piece of business class can hold up to 30 kg of things with parameters no more than 50 x 50 x 100 cm, and economy class - up to 20 kg of the same dimensions.
And if a child under two years old has purchased a ticket with a 90% discount from the adult fare, and he travels without a separate seat? His parents can use one package and place no more than 10 kg of things in it with parameters up to 50 x 50 x 100 cm.
For babies, among other things, transportation is provided for either one pram, or one portable cradle, or one car seat for newborns.
For those who often fly Belavia aircraft and own "Gold" and "Silver" cards, it is allowed to add 10 kg (50 x 50 x 100 cm) to the free shipping rate. This is a small bonus to customers from the Belavia Leader promotion project.
It is interesting that musical instruments with a total weight of not more than 75 kg are transported in the cabin of an airliner on a separatepassenger seat.
Directions
Belavia operates flights to many countries of the world. For example, from Ukraine, her planes fly from Simferopol and Kyiv. Using the services of Belavia, you can travel to Austria (Vienna), Azerbaijan (Baku), England (Manchester), Armenia (Yerevan), Kazakhstan (Pavlodar, Kostanay, Astana, Karaganda), Germany (Berlin, Hannover, Frankfurt), Georgia (Tbilisi, Batumi), Iran (Tehran), Israel (Tel Aviv), Russia (Kaliningrad, Sochi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg), France (Paris), Sweden (Stockholm) and return back.
In 2015, on October 25, the seasonal flight to Odessa became daily.
Belavia Leader
What is Belavia Leader? This is an active bonus project of the company. With the help of this scheme, passengers accumulate points for flights on the aircraft of the airline and the services of its partners. Then they exchange them for premium air tickets of the company.
Boeing 737-300
Do you want to travel on a Boeing aircraft? "Belavia" in its fleet has nine steel "three hundred". Each one has a story to tell.
- Boeing 737-300 (number EW-254 PA). This is one of the most archaic cars of Belavia, its age is 21 years. It was made in 1993 and served 15 years in Wuhan Airlines (China). In her salon, near the private lighting bulbs and in the toilet, Chinese characters are depicted. The aircraft appeared at the enterprise in 2008.
- "Boeing 737-300" (number EW-283 PA). The car is 18 years old. He started his work in Switzerland in 1996, throughtwo years he transferred to the service in Côte d'Ivoire, then in Cape Verde. Then he flew passengers for five years at the state-owned Chinese airline and finally ended up in Belavia in 2009.
- "Boeing 737-300", tail number EW-308 PA. This car is 24 years old. She is a real pensioner. The ship was born in 1990 and began working in the Netherlands for Transavia, spent a couple of weeks with Cameroon Airlines, but then returned to Holland. In 2002, the board was bought by the main Norwegian low-cost carrier Norwegian, where he served for another 9 years. He has been working in Belavia since 2011.
- A nineteen-year-old aircraft of the same brand with tail number EW-282 PA ended up with Belavia in June 2009. In 1995, the steel bird began working for Continental Airlines (USA), eight years later, 1.5 years served with Ryanair, then in China for five years.
- "Three hundred" under the number EW-336 PA. This car is 19 years old. She began her service in the USA in 1995, then worked for Ryanair, BMIbaby (Britain) and even in the Russian Kuban. She arrived in Minsk in 2012, in the summer.
- Seventeen year old Boeing 737-300 EW-366 PA. It was made in 1997, after which it ended up in the fleet of the German low-cost airline Fly-DBA, where it worked for 8 years. Then he served in the English Thomson Airways, a couple of years in Central Charter Airways (Czech Republic) and a year in Carpatair (Romania). The aircraft arrived at the Belavia fleet in 2013, in May.
- The twenty-five-year-old Boeing-737-300 with tail number EW-386 PA is the main veteran of the Boeings belonging to Belavia. The liner was made in 1989, worked in different companies in Holland until 2002, then left for Norwegian. For about three years he served in Lithuania. This car is one of the last ones received by a Belarusian company through leasing.
- The 300th Boeing EW-404 PA is 22 years old. This is another "old man" who arrived in Minsk in 2014. It was assembled in 1992 and served in Germany, Malaysia, Lithuania and Greece.
- Eighteen-year-old "three hundred" with tail number EW-407 PA. Behind this plane are the skies of Romania, Britain, Belgium, and now - Belarusian.
Tu-154 M
Do you want to buy a ticket for the Tu-154M plane? Unfortunately, there is almost no information about the three “carcasses” of Belavia. It is only known that they should be replaced by the incoming 737-300. There are three of them in the park of the company, the approximate age is from 24 to 27 years.
In fact, Belavia aircraft are not too old. Machines made in the last century, in the 90s, will serve until the 2020s. This nuance corresponds to the norms. But the old steel birds are obsolete, uneconomical and require the constant attention of technicians. Obviously, Belavia does not have enough money to buy new cars. Therefore, people continue to fly on liners that have been in different countries and hands.
Machine parameters
It is known that the manufacturer of the Boeing 737-300 is the United States. It is powered by CFM International CFM 56-3C-1 engines and has 148 economy category seats. Its maximum takeoff weight is 63,276 kg, and its flight range is 4,400 km. Carcan travel at a cruising speed of 910 km/h. Its maximum flight altitude is 10,200 m.
And the Tu-154M aircraft was made in the Tupolev Design Bureau in Russia. It is equipped with D-30 KU-154 engines and has a 131-164 configuration. It can travel distances up to 6000 km with a cruising speed of 950 km/h. Its highest takeoff weight is 104,000 kg. This machine can fly up to 12,100 meters into the sky.
Some information
So, we have considered the Belavia airline. Minsk airport is magnificent. It is known that in 2014, on June 30, the management of the enterprise announced the action "Vacation is inevitable" for those who planned to visit the Northern capital of the Russian Federation for work purposes or to relax in it. Tickets for the flight Minsk-St. Petersburg, according to the promotion, could be purchased for 69 euros (minimum price). Since 2014, on September 15, the frequency of this flight has been increased to three flights per week.
Agree, Belavia has high prices for air travel. But as early as June 27, 2014, as part of the same promotion, the airline offered tickets at specific prices. From June 28 to September 20 (weekend), people could book a flight to Geneva for 120 euros, and to Stockholm and Helsinki for 76 euros.
In general, a regular ticket from Minsk to Milan costs 15,506 rubles from Belavia, and 16,686 to Berlin.
It is known that in 2014 the Belarusian airline launched a new major charter project to Tunisia, Italy and Spain. In the same year, Belavia and Ukraine's International Airlines concludedcodeshare agreement.
