"Ural Airlines" has switched from serving Gelendzhik to operating flights to Krasnodar instead.

Flights from Gelendzhik were terminated, with the airline instead operating services towards the capital of Kuban.

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2025 September 23 . 12:17 AM

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Airline Company "Ural Airlines" now serves Krasnodar instead of Gelendzhik.

"Ural Airlines" has switched from serving Gelendzhik to operating flights to Krasnodar instead.

The airport in Kuban's capital, Gelendzhik, has been closed since February 2022, leaving thousands stranded. Recently, Ural Airlines announced the cancellation of flights from Gelendzhik to Yekaterinburg and Moscow, effective September 18. This decision has left at least 2,200 passengers facing the cancellation of their return flight home.

The last flights to Gelendzhik and back from Moscow and Yekaterinburg this season will be operated on September 18. Passengers are left with limited options, as Ural Airlines is offering alternative flights from Mineralnye Vody, Krasnodar, or Sochi, or a refund for already purchased tickets.

For those seeking to travel from Yekaterinburg to Krasnodar, the flight duration is almost 4 hours. The price of tickets for the Yekaterinburg - Krasnodar flight on September 23 starts from 14,000 rubles. This is significantly lower than the average one-way ticket price from Gelendzhik to Moscow, which starts from around 35,000 rubles per person.

The cancellation of flights was due to challenging weather conditions affecting flight punctuality. The airport in Gelendzhik is expected to resume operations in the near future, with plans to serve over half a million passengers by the end of the year.

In the first phase of resuming flights, the airport operates from 09:00 to 19:00, allowing for up to 50 flights per day (25 aircraft). However, the flights from Gelendzhik to Yekaterinburg after September 18 are only connecting flights via Moscow.

It is unclear whether assistance will be provided to help passengers reach these airports from Gelendzhik. The company did not respond to the question regarding this matter.

Meanwhile, in other news, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are mentioned as operating flights to Havana, Cuba, with various schedule changes around September 20, 2022. The airline that has been offering flights from Cuba's capital since this date is not explicitly named in the search results.