Russian aviation authority ordered the airline to stop selling tickets by the end of May. Initially, the company stated that it would permanently cease operations on 31 May. However, later it removed this information from its website, resumed selling tickets, and told the media that it expects its operating certificate to be re-issued no later than 27 May. This however, did not happen and the airline ceased all flights and ticket sales on 30 May 2018. The airline continues to operate the only airport in the Saratov Oblast. Destinations As of May 2018, Saratov Airlines operated the following domestic scheduled and international charter passenger flights: Armenia Yerevan – Zvartnots International Airport Georgia Tbilisi – Tbilisi International Airport Russia Blagoveshensk – Ignatyevo Airport Chita – Kadala Airport Irkutsk – International Airport Irkutsk Kirov – Pobedilovo Airport Krasnodar – Pashkovsky Airport Krasnoyarsk – Yemelyanovo International Airport base Mineralnye Vody – Mineralnye Vody Airport Moscow – Moscow Domodedovo Airport Nizhnevartovsk – Nizhnevartovsk Airport Nizhny Novgorod – Strigino Airport Orsk – Orsk Airport Saint Petersburg – Pulkovo Airport Saratov – Saratov Tsentralny Airport base Simferopol – Simferopol International Airport Surgut – Surgut International Airport seasonal charter Ufa – Ufa International Airport Ulan-Ude – Baikal International Airport Vladivostok – Vladivostok International Airport Volgograd – Gumrak Airport Yekaterinburg – Koltsovo Airport Fleet As of May 2018, shortly before Saratov Airlines ceased operations, the fleet included the following aircraft: Incidents and accidents On 11 February 2018, Saratov Airlines flight 703, disappeared from radar and crashed less than ten minutes after takeoff. The flight, operated using an An-148 and scheduled to depart from Moscow's Domodedovo airport to the Russian city of Orsk, had 71 people on board; 65 passengers and six crew members. The crash occurred near the village of Stepanovskoye about 50 miles southeast of Moscow. No one on board survived the plane crash. References External links Official website Defunct airlines of Russia Former Aeroflot divisions Airlines established in 1931 Airlines disestablished in 2018 1931 establishments in the Soviet Union 2018 disestablishments in Russia Companies based in Saratov Government-owned airlines