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Polet Airlines

Russian cargo and passenger airline

CJSC «Polet Flight» (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Полёт“», ZAO «Aviakompániya "Polyót"») was an airline based in Voronezh, Russia. It operated a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter services from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol. It was one of two airlines which flew the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, the world's highest gross weight cargo airplane which specialises in oversized freight.² It ceased to exist in 2014.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded¹

HeadquartersVoronezh International Airport¹
Founded inVoronezh¹
Websitewww.polet.ru/en

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CJSC «Polet Flight» (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания „Полёт“», ZAO «Aviakompániya "Polyót"») was an airline based in Voronezh, Russia. It operated a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter services from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol. It was one of two airlines which flew the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, the world's highest gross weight cargo airplane which specialises in oversized freight. Its collapse, over lease payments for these massive aircraft, left only the Volga-Dnepr Airlines/Antonov Airlines joint partnership in this market. Its main base was Chertovitskoye Airport, Voronezh. Polet is the Russian word for flight.²

The story

The airline was established and started operations in 1988. In 2002 Polet began serving the agricultural, aeromedical and aerial photography markets. The airline was wholly owned by Anatoly S Karpov (Chief Executive and General Director) and had a 19.5% holding in Voronezhavia.

In December 2013, the carrier announced that it was evaluating the acquisition of five mid size jets for charter operations out of Voronezh.

Polet was sued by Alexander Lebedev, who claimed that it owned US$8 million in lease payments for An-124 aircraft.

Polet suspended both passenger and cargo operations on 24 November 2014 after which a Moscow Arbitration Court on 28 November placed the carrier into administration. Rosaviatsia cancelled Polet's AOC in April 2015 (2015-04).

From Wikipedia’s article on Polet Flight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

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Destinations

As of October 2013, Polet Airlines operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:

Europe

Czech Republic

Prague – Prague Václav Havel Airport

France

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Châlons-en-Champagne - Châlons Vatry Airport

Germany

Munich – Munich Airport

Greece

Heraklion – Heraklion International Airport (Seasonal)

Rhodes – Rhodes International Airport (Seasonal)

Latvia

Riga - Riga International Airport

Lithuania

Vilnius - Vilnius International Airport

Russia

Anapa – Anapa Airport

Belgorod – Belgorod International Airport

Lipetsk – Lipetsk Airport

Moscow – Domodedovo Airport

Saint Petersburg – Pulkovo Airport

Simferopol – Simferopol International Airport

Sochi – Sochi Airport

Ulyanovsk – Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport

Voronezh – Voronezh International Airport (Hub)

Western Asia

Armenia

Yerevan – Zvartnots International Airport

Turkey

Antalya – Antalya Airport (Charter)

United Arab Emirates

Dubai – Dubai International Airport (Charter)(Cargo Only)

Fleet

The Polet Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of December 2013):