Airlines to Belarus
Aeroflot
Aeroflot (official name is OJSC "Aeroflot — Russian Airlines") is the largest airline of the Russian Federation with its representative office in Minsk. Actually this company operates domestic and international passenger services to 97 cities in 48 countries, mainly from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, using a fleet of 94 aircraft. Moreover Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world, tracing its history back to 1923. But, do not worry, nowadays their airplanes are not that old. If you choose this company you will fly to Moscow on Airbus А320 (Aeroflot replaced the old TU-134 with them). By the way for that reason they had to suspend air transportations in 2005 for a while. But these days the service is resumed. Since 27th of March 2011 Company operates two everyday flights Moscow-Minsk-Moscow. So, if you want to go to Moscow or you are already there and want to visit Minsk, you may call the Contact Centre to book flights or receive information:
Telephon: + 375 17 3286979, +375 3286895, +375 17 2791270
Address: Yanki Kupali street 25 (Business centre “Juravinka”, 1st floor)
Also you can buy Aeroflot tickets in any traveling agency in Minsk.
Web-site: http://www.aeroflot.ru/cms/en
Air Baltic
airBaltic (official name is AIR BALTIC CORPORATION) is a Latvian stock company that was established in 1995 with the signing of a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and the Latvian state. The airBaltic fleet currently consists of 34 aircraft - 2 Boeing 757-200, 6 Boeing 737-500s, 8 Boeing 737-300, 10 Fokker-50s and 8 Bombardier Q400 NextGen.
It is considered to be a low-cost carrier. This may explain certain inconvenience you will encounter using this airline. The thing is they do not operate direct flights to and from Minsk. Therefore you will have to make transfer either in Riga of in Vilnius. In case you fly via Vilnius there is interlining on all of the routes. But if you head for Minsk via Riga, please remember, there is no interlining for flights from London, Amsterdam and Paris (you may fly via Riga to Minsk from Stockholm, Tallinn, Dublin, Berlin, Kaliningrad, Dubai, Helsinki). They operate flights to and from Minsk on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday one flight per day.
For more information, please, log on the official web-site: http://www.airbaltic.com or call to their representative office in Minsk:
Telephone: +375 17 2269043, + 375 17 2792568
Address: Pobediteley av, 19- 6 (Yubileynaya hotel).
Web site: www.airbaltic.com
Armavia Air Company
Armavia Air Company is an Armenian company established in 1996. It operates international passenger services from Yerevan to destinations in Europe and Asia. Its main base is Zvartnots International Airport. They define their policy as socially oriented. According to the official web-site of this company its crucial point is to strictly comply with international regulations, connected with passengers' safety and comfort, environmental control. By the way, the web-site is very convenient; there you may select the necessary route. Unfortunately this company does not operate flights from and to Minsk. But you may take a flight to Kiev or Moscow and get to Minsk from there.Web-site: www.armavia.aero
Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines: as you may guess by its name this is an Austrian company. The airline was founded on 30 September in 1957. The company’s credo says: “we care”. The word care stands for: charming naturalness, Austrian agility, refreshing harmony and enthusing little extras. A major focus in the Austrian route network is Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Here https://book.austrian.com/app/tt.fly?pos=BY&l=en you may chose needed route and date of the flight. Please, note that it is cheaper to book tickets for Austrian Airlines on their web-site than bye them in the company’s Minsk office. You see, for Cash payment at the Austrian's offices in Minsk the regular Ticket Service Charge to be applied:Whenever you make your booking online and will pay by Credit Card, you will pay less than when you book through the CallCenter, a city office or at the airport!
For more information log on to the company’s web-site: http://www.austrian.com
You may also contact the Internet Helpdesk on +43 (0)5 1766 1001 or call to the RO in Minsk:
Telephone: + 375 17 2882535, + 375 17 2882555
Address: Independence Avenue, 38
Web site: www.austrian.com
Belavia
Belavia was officially founded on 5 March 1996, when the local Aeroflot division was nationalized and renamed and Belarusian government declared resolution "About the restructuring of air transport of the Republic Belarus". Being national airline of the Republic of Belarus, it takes the leading position in passenger air transportations on the Belarusian market. The state-owned company is the Belarusian flag carrier. Belavia flies to Asia, Europe and Africa from its base at Minsk International Airport. In addition to destinations mentioned above, the company operates charter flights to leisure destinations and VIP charters.Belavia is a modern, rapidly growing company that meets requirements of the latest innovations in air transport and is constantly focused on further development and improvement of the airline. Among the priorities of Belavia is its fleet renewal, optimization of resources, implementation of modern information technologies and improvement of service level both in flight and on the ground.
The current Belavia fleet consists mostly of newer western regional and short-to-medium range twinjets and aging Tupolev trijets. Western-built aircrafts are used on all routes, unlike the Tupolevs, which are used mostly for charter services. You may use the timetable service on the official web-site to choose the time and date of the flight http://en.belavia.by/time-table/ (depending on destination the company operates flights to and from Minsk almost everyday). On the whole there is a lot of useful and simply interesting information on the official web-site of Belavia
Telephone: +375 17 2202838, +375 17 2202383 (fax)
Address: Minsk, Nemiga street 14
Web site: en.belavia.by
Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines j.s.c. was founded on 6 October 1923, by the Czechoslovak government as CSA ?esko Slovensk? Aerolinie (Czecho-Slovak Airlines). Government holds 95,7 % of company’s shares. CSA faced great economic crisis in 2009 and the government tried to sale its share, though only one company won the tender and the deal was canceled. Nowadays the company is doing fine. Czech Airlines, as the flagship airline carrier of the Czech Republic, provides air connections from the Czech capital, Prague, to most European capitals and to major North American destinations and to Minsk of course. The flights to Minsk from Prague operate daily (On Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday departure is at 15:15 and on Thursday and Tuesday at 13:40). Here http://www.csa.cz/en/portal/online_services/flights_information/timetable2.htm you may choose the date of the flight more suitable for you. For more information you may browse their web-site: http://www.csa.cz/en or contact CSA Minsk office:Telephone: +375 17 2849101, +375 17 2849302
Address: Platonova str, 1b, office 313
El Al Israel Airlines
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd is the flag carrier of Israel founded on 15 November 1948. In 1949 El Al starts passenger transportations. Cannot but mention the fact that this company is acknowledged as one of the safest airlines in the world, probably because most, but not all, El Al's pilots are former pilots of the Israeli Air Force. One more thing you should remember about El Al – they do not have flights on Saturdays! In any other days company operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Flight from Minsk to Israel and back take off on Tuesdays at 23:10 from Minsk and at 18:00 from Tel-Aviv. Please note that the RO in Minsk closes at the 13th of September and flights will stop as well. Anyway, you may contact Belavia in autumn for tickets to Israel.You may also contact their Minsk office:
Telephone: + 375 17 2112606, + 375 17 2112607
Address: Partizansky av., 6a - 515
Web-site: www.elal.co.il
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is the flag carrier of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2003 by Royal Decree, the company has in just seven years established itself as the world’s leading airline. According to their credo, Etihad Airways treat every passenger as their guest. No wonder they achieved great successes! The airline operates more than 1000 flights per week to 70 destinations in 46 countries, via a fleet of 61 aircraft. Flights from Minsk to Abu Dhabi and back operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information please log on to the official web-site:
Telephone: +375 17 328 49 11, +375 44 734 57 72
Address: Internacionalnaya street, 33B
Web site: www.etihadairways.com
Georgian Airlines
Georgian Airlines was founded in September 1993 and under the name "Airzena". The air company primarily operated charter flights to China, Egypt and other countries. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004. Nowadays the company operates direct everyday flights to many cities of eastern and western Europe including Minsk.
For more details please contact Aleko Baidoshvili: +375 29 1687688 or log on to the official web-site:
Web site: www.georgian-airways.com
LOT Polish Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines (official name is Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A.), is the national Polish airline. LOT was established in 1929 by the Polish government as a state-owned self-governing corporation taking over existing domestic lines Aero and Aerolot. With a fleet of 55 aircraft, LOT operates a complex network to 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia. Most of the destinations are served from its hub, Warsaw Chopin Airport.
On their web-site LOT assures us that they in the most effective and innovative way meet the transportation needs of individual and corporate customers flying to and from Poland. So, if you are in Poland and have a desire to visit Minsk, just choose the date of your flight here: https://www.lot.com By the way the flights from and to Minsk operate everyday (to Warsaw on Monday and Thursday the are even two flights and to Minsk there are two flights on Sunday, on other days there is one flight each day).
Telephone: +375 17 2266753, + 375 17 2266628
Address: Pobediteley av., 7
Lufthansa Airlines
Lufthansa Airlines a German flag carrier is the largest airline in Europe. It was formed in 1926 in Berlin and served as national airline until 1945 when all services were suspended following the defeat of Germany in World War II. However the company had its second birth on 6 January 1953. Then it was renamed as Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft and relaunched as an airline on 6 August 1954. It is important to note that the Lufthansa of 1953 is not the legal successor of the company founded in 1926. Anyway, these days the company has the second-largest passenger airline fleet in the world (but only with its subsidiaries as well) and it operates services to 18 domestic destinations and 203 international destinations in 78 countries across Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe.
Lufthansa operates flights from Berlin to Minsk via Frankfurt on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; and from Minsk to Berlin via Frankfurt everyday except Sunday. But I highly recommend check this information, because the timetable may change. So, log on to their web-site, choose your language and a suitable time for your flight to or from Minsk: http://www.lufthansa.com
Telephone: +375 17 2928999, +375 17 2843858 (fax)
Address: Independence av., 56
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines, Inc. is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, formed on 20 May 1933. Unfortunately, the airline was plagued by a several difficult issues. It developed a reputation for poor customer service and delays. It also endured hijackings and suffered seven accidents between 1974 and 1983. But the situation changed for better with the new government coming to power in 1983. Since then the company has been developing rapidly. In 2011 Turkish Airlines won “Best Airline Europe”, “Best Premium Economy Seats” for its Comfort Class seats and “Best Airline Southern Europe” at the World Airline Awards at the Skytrax World Airline Awards Ceremony.The company successfully operates scheduled services to 139 international and 42 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 181 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. As for flights to and from Minsk they take off regularly except for Monday. But, please note, that RO of Turkish Airlines in Minsk does not sell tickets separately from the travel package. If you do not want to pay for the hotel, entertainment, etc. along with your ticket, contact Belavia. For more details visit official web-site:
Telephone: + 375 17 2273713, + 375 17 2261077, + 375 17 3286898
Address: Yanki Kupaly str, 25 -111
Web site: www.turkishairlines.com/
Turkmenian Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, founded in 1992. The airline connects its home base of Ashgabat with destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia. All its international flights are operated by Western-trained pilots using two-class configuration Boeing aircraft. The company operates regular flight from Ashgabat to Minsk on Saturdays (departure at 15:00 and arrival at 17:00) and from Minsk to Ashgabat (departure at 11:30 and arrival at 15:00). Unfortunately, the company does not provide online booking or electronic ticketing. The official web-site http://www.turkmenhowayollary.gov.tm/ turned out to be a simple wall-paper. They also have a group at facebook.com: http://www.facebook.com/turkmenhowayollary#!/turkmenhowayollary?sk=info
Telephone: + 375 17 227 81 27
Address: Independence av., 25 - 131
