How to Book Travel on Kavminvodyavia

Kavminvodyavia is a Russian airline that is based out of Mineralnye Vody in Caucasus, Russia. This airline specializes in charter and scheduled flights to destinations in the northern sector of the Caucasus Region, as well as a few destinations abroad. Travelers can expect ticket prices to range from moderate to expensive for international charter flights.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Credit card
• Internet access
• Russian dictionary and phrase book
• Computer
• Passport and visa

Book Your Reservations on Kavminvodyavia

1. Research your Kavminvodyavia flights online. Since Kavminvodyavia does not currently offer an English-language Web site, you may need to take advantage of third party reservation sites.
2. Contact the Mineralnye Vody Airport and ask for the Kavminvodyavia office. This will direct you to the ticket reservation office for this airline.
3. Book your tickets through a knowledgeable travel agent. The agent for your needs will be one who speaks Russian fluently or has deep experience in booking chartered flights in this area.

Explore the Available Destinations on Kavminvodyavia

4. Kavminvodyavia offers flights to and from the following international destinations: United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Greece, Germany and Bulgaria.
5. Kavminvodyavia offers services to 48 domestic cities, including some CIS destinations. Domestic destinations include Ulyanovsk, Ufa, Tyumen, Syktynkar, Surgut, Saransk, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Penza, Orenburg, Omsk, Norilsk and Murmansk.
6. Travel to Norilsk on Kavminvodyavia. This is one of the major cities in Russia and one of this airline's most common stops.
7. Visit Mineralnye Vody on Kavminvodyavia. This city is considered to be a "spa town," making this route popular among wealthy tourists and Russian natives.

Learn About Kavminvodyavia

8. Kavminvodyavia has gone by many different names as it has evolved since 1961. It started out as the Mineralnye Vody Aviation Group, then in 1988 it changed to the Mineralnye Vody City Aviation Enterprise and finally in 1995 it was changed to Kavminvodyavia, which is also known as the KMV Avia.
9. Kavminvodyavia owned 15 airplanes as of August 2006. This fleet includes seven Tupolev Tu-154Bs, three Tupolev Tu-134As, three Tupolev Tu-154Ms and two Tupolev TU-204-100s. It is also in the process of adding more airplanes to its fleet.

Tips & Warnings

• Kavminvodyavia does not currently offer an English-language booking Web site or phone number.
• You will most likely need to speak Russian to make a reservation on this airline.
• You will need to make sure that you have all of the travel papers and vaccinations needed to fly to Kavminvodyavia international destinations before you leave.

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