Russia's Transaero Airlines is certified as a 3-Star Airline

LONDON, UK - updated 26th July 2011

Transaero Airlines have been certified with the 3-Star Airline ranking by Skytrax, the independent, global airline rating organisation. This new 3-Star Airline ranking recognises the sustained quality improvement at Transaero Airlines across many areas of onboard product and service.
 

Edward Plaisted, Chairman and CEO of Skytrax: "Transaero Airlines has continued to introduce many changes over the past 12 months, and this has resulted in being upgraded from a 2-Star to 3-Star airline.  Skytrax star ranking audit examines more than 800 areas of product and service delivery, both on the ground and in the air. The assessment provides an accurate and independent guide for travellers around the world."

Skytrax, which is recognised worldwide as a leading independent authority on airline quality and assessment, has been completing quality audit checks with Transaero Airlines during 2011 and extensively examined all product and service delivery areas across international routes.

Transaero Airlines 3 Star ranking signifies that the airline has achieved a fair standard of product across all travel categories, with standards of staff service delivery in both the onboard and airport environments also well ranked. "One of the current factors preventing further Star Rating progressions for Transaero Airlines at this time is their mixed aircraft fleet" said Plaisted. "A lot of the onboard product has been inherited from other airlines that previously operated these aircraft, and the aim for Transaero Airlines has to clearly now target developing their own unique identity and product brand."


ABOUT TRANSAERO AIRLINES

Transaero Airlines was the first private airline in the history of Russia. The company was built on a new foundation, absorbing the best in the world civil aviation industry.

Transaero was the first airline in Russia to add modern foreign-made aircraft to its fleet, to provide an international standard of service on its domestic routes (in particular by introducing Business Class on domestic flights), to create a flexible system of fares and discounts, and to design and introduce frequent-flyer incentive programs.

In 2005, Transaero became the only operator of Boeing 747 airliners in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe. In 2007, Transaero became the first Russian airline to launch e-ticketing and online check-in, and in 2008 launched its Imperial Class with a unique standard of comfort. Transaero introduced a three-cabin layout on its Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 aircraft: Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Tourist Economy Class. Transaero Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft are Russia’s only four-cabin passenger aircraft.

Transaero Airlines operates almost hundred flights, andhas its hubs in Moscow, St.Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, operating flights to major Russian cities, Belorussia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Transaero network contains many European destinations such as Austria, Cyprus, UKGermany, Greece, Israel, Spain and operates flights to China, Japan, Thailand, India and many countries of Asia. American destination develops rapidly with flights to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Brazil.

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Email :  miller@airlinequality.com