Nordwind Airlines
Nordwind Airlines, LLC is a Russian leisure airline. The company is headquartered in Moscow, and its hub is at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Nordwind Airlines primarily operates service between airports in Russia and holiday destinations around the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
History
Nordwind Airlines was founded in August 2008 by the Russian and Turkish branches of tour operator Pegas Touristik and initially operated three Boeing 757-200s.The number of passengers transported was as follows:
| Year | Passengers |
| 2008 | 20,000 |
| 2009 | 555,000 |
| 2010 | 1.2 million |
| 2011 | 1.7 million |
| 2012 | 2.2 million |
| 2013 | 3.4 million |
| 2014 | 4.4 million |
On April 29, 2013, two surface-to-air missiles were fired by unknown forces in Syria at a Nordwind Airlines jet flying from Sharm El Sheikh to Kazan. The pilots took evasive action and the plane continued onto Kazan undamaged.
In 2017, the airline acquired two used A330s.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nordwind transported approximately 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million from Venezuela to a refinery near the airport in Entebbe, Uganda. These March 2019 shipments allegedly expose a global underground economy the United States government suspects helps Nicolás Maduro stay in power in Venezuela.
Destinations
Nordwind serves 98 destinations in 28 countries including nine countries and 23 cities in Europe, eight countries and 12 cities in the Middle East and Africa, four countries and four cities in South America, and six countries and 14 cities in Asia.| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Ref. |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Zvartnots International Airport | ||
| Azerbaijan | Qabala | Qabala International Airport | ||
| Belarus | Minsk | Minsk International Airport | ||
| Cuba | Cayo Coco | Cayo Coco Airport | ||
| Cuba | Holguín | Frank País Airport | ||
| Cuba | Santa Clara | Abel Santamaría Airport | ||
| Cuba | Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | ||
| Cuba | Camaguey | Ignacio Agramonte Airport | ||
| Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | ||
| Dominican Republic | Puerto Plata | Gregorio Luperón International Airport | ||
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | ||
| Dominican Republic | Samaná | Samaná El Catey International Airport | ||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Las Américas International Airport | ||
| Germany | Hanover | Hannover Airport | ||
| Greece | Heraklion | Heraklion International Airport | ||
| India | Goa | Dabolim Airport | ||
| Iran | Tehran | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport | ||
| Jamaica | Montego Bay | Sangster International Airport | ||
| Jordan | Aqaba | King Hussein International Airport | ||
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | Almaty International Airport | ||
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | ||
| Paraguay | Asuncion | Asuncion International Airport | ||
| Russia | Blagoveshchensk | Ignatyevo Airport | ||
| Russia | Cheboksary | Cheboksary International Airport | ||
| Russia | Chelyabinsk | Chelyabinsk Airport | ||
| Russia | Irkutsk | International Airport Irkutsk | ||
| Russia | Kaliningrad | Khrabrovo Airport | ||
| Russia | Kazan | Kazan Airport | ||
| Russia | Khabarovsk | Khabarovsk Novy Airport | ||
| Russia | Krasnodar | Krasnodar International Airport | ||
| Russia | Krasnoyarsk | Krasnoyarsk International Airport | ||
| Russia | Magnitogorsk | Magnitogorsk International Airport | ||
| Russia | Mineralnye Vody | Mineralnye Vody Airport | ||
| Russia | Moscow | Sheremetyevo International Airport | ||
| Russia | Nizhnekamsk | Begishevo Airport | ||
| Russia | Novosibirsk | Tolmachevo Airport | ||
| Russia | Omsk | Omsk Tsentralny Airport | ||
| Russia | Orenburg | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport | ||
| Russia | Perm | Perm International Airport | ||
| Russia | Rostov-on-Don | Platov International Airport | ||
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | Pulkovo Airport | ||
| Russia | Samara | Kurumoch International Airport | ||
| Russia | Simferopol | Simferopol International Airport | ||
| Russia | Sochi | Sochi International Airport | ||
| Russia | Ufa | Ufa International Airport | ||
| Russia | Volgograd | Volgograd International Airport | ||
| Russia | Yakutsk | Yakutsk Airport | ||
| Russia | Yekaterinburg | Koltsovo International Airport | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | King Abdulaziz International Airport | ||
| Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | ||
| Spain | Girona | Girona Airport | ||
| Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca Airport | ||
| Spain | Reus | Reus Airport | ||
| Tanzania | Zanzibar | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | ||
| Tajikistan | Khujand | Khujand Airport | ||
| Tajikistan | Qurghonteppa | Qurghonteppa International Airport | ||
| Thailand | Bangkok | Suvarnabhumi Airport | ||
| Thailand | Krabi | Krabi International Airport | ||
| Thailand | Pattaya | U-Tapao International Airport | ||
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | ||
| Thailand | Surat Thani | Surat Thani International Airport | Beginning 28 December 2019 | |
| Tunisia | Djerba | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport | ||
| Tunisia | Monastir | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport | ||
| Turkey | Antalya | Antalya Airport | ||
| Turkey | Dalaman | Dalaman Airport | ||
| Turkey | Izmir | Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport | ||
| Turkey | Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | ||
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenabat | Turkmenabat Airport | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Al Maktoum International Airport | ||
| Uzbekistan | Fergana | Fergana International Airport | ||
| Uzbekistan | Karshi | Karshi Airport | ||
| Uzbekistan | Namangan | Namangan Airport | ||
| Uzbekistan | Samarkand | Samarkand International Airport | ||
| Uzbekistan | Urgench | Urgench International Airport | ||
| Vietnam | Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport |
Fleet
As of April 2020, Nordwind Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft:The fleet previously included the following aircraft: