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BU
  
BUN

Hubs
  
Ulan-Ude Airport

Founded
  
1993

BUN
  
BURAL

Headquarters
  
Ulan-Ude, Russia

Fleet size
  
13

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Parent company
  
Buryat Airlines Aircompany

Hub
  
Baikal International Airport

Bural is an airline based in Ulan-Ude, Russia. It operates trunk and regional passenger services. Its main base is Ulan-Ude Airport.

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History

The airline was established in 1933 as Buryatia Air Enterprise. It became independent in 1993 and was formerly known as Buryatia Airlines. Since 2002, the airline has curtailed its operations including services to Moscow-Domodedovo; and retiring many of its aircraft including Tu-154M, Il-62M, L-410 and An-26, due to large financial losses.

Fleet

The Bural fleet included the following aircraft in August 2015:

Destinations

 Russia
  • Bagdarin — Bagdarin Airport
  • Kyzyl - Kyzyl Airport (operated for Center-South to Moscow)
  • Nizhneangarsk — Nizhneangarsk Airport
  • Taksimo — Taksimo Airport
  • Ulan-Ude — Ulan-Ude Airport Main hub
  • Irkutsk - Irkutsk Airport
  • Terminated destinations

    China
  • Manzhouli - Manzhouli Xijiao Airport
  • Russia
  • Moscow: Domodedovo International Airport (to be resumed after approving SSJ100)
  • Buryatia: Kyakhta (Kyalhta Airport), Zakamensk (Zakamensk Airport)
  • Codeshares

    The airlines has codeshares with:

  • Centre-South (suspended)
  • PANH (as affiliate)
  • Yakutia Airlines
  • Incidents

    October 1, 2010 - AN-2 Uakit - Bagdarin - In flight at an altitude of 2300 meters with very poor weather conditions and too little fuel left, the pilot decided to carry out an emergency landing. Passengers and copilot received injuries of varying severity when leaving the aircraft.

    References

    Bural Wikipedia