MOSCOW (AFP) – Authorities in Crimea said Saturday they plan to set up an airline to facilitate connections with Russia and encourage tourism in the picturesque Black Sea peninsula, a year after the Ukrainian territory was annexed by Moscow.It requires a fleet of six aircraft and 40 pilots to serve 14 destinations initially, later rising to 36, according to a statement on the Crimean government website.For this project, we need 1.45 billion rubles (22 million euros, $24 million) Sergei Tourik, an official with Russian manufacturer United Aircraft Company, said in a meeting with Crimeas prime minister Sergei Aksyonov, according to …read more
Source: Dunya TV
