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BAL – Bashkirian Airlines (Russian: «Башкирские авиалинии», Bashkir: «БАЛ Башҡортостан авиалиниялары») was an airline with its head office on the property of Ufa International Airport in Ufa, Russia.[1] It operated regional and trunk routes from Ufa and charter services to Europe, Asia and North Africa. The company was founded in 1991 and liquidated in 2007.[2]

BAL Bashkirian Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign V9 BTC BASHKIRIAN
Founded	1991
Ceased operations	April 2007
Hubs	Ufa International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	BAL+
Fleet size	21
Destinations	19
Headquarters	Ufa, Russia
Employees	1,513 (2007)
Website	bal.ufanet.ru

History

The airline was founded in 1991, originally set up as an Aeroflot division and was formerly part of the Samara-based Aerovolga.[3] It began to make permanent domestic, foreign connections and charter flights to Cairo, Tunis and Barcelona.

In October 2006, the airline lost its air operator's certificate after intense security renovations. In April 2007, Bashkirian Airlines reported the insolvency of the airline and ceased operations.[4] It had 1,513 employees at the time of its dissolution.

Destinations

As of January 2005, Bashkirian Airlines operated the following services:^{[citation needed]}

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Armenia	Yerevan	Zvartnots International Airport	Charter
Azerbaijan	Baku	Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo International Airport	Charter
	Hurghada	Hurghada International Airport	Charter
	Sharm El Sheikh	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport	Charter
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Russia	Moscow	Moscow Domodedovo Airport
	Nadym	Nadym Airport
	Nizhnevartovsk	Nizhnevartovsk Airport
	Novy Urengoy	Novy Urengoy Airport
	Saint Petersburg	Pulkovo Airport
	Samara	Kurumoch International Airport
	Surgut	Surgut International Airport
	Ufa	Ufa International Airport	Hub
Spain	Barcelona	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Dushanbe International Airport
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunis–Carthage International Airport	Charter
Turkey	Istanbul	Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Fleet

The Bashkirian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]

Bashkirian Airlines fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Antonov An-2TP	1	1992	1999
Antonov An-24B	6	1993	2001
Antonov An-24RV	4	1994	2001
Antonov An-28	6	1992	1997
Antonov An-74	5	1997	2005
Mil Mi-8T[6]	1	Un­known	Un­known
Mil Mi-34[7]	1	Un­known	Un­known
Tupolev Tu-134A	10	1993	2005
Tupolev Tu-154B	10	1994	2007
Tupolev Tu-154M	13			One crashed as Flight 2937

Accidents and incidents

• 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision: On July 1, 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154M (registered as RA-85816) was on a charter flight from Moscow, Russia to Barcelona, Spain. The plane was flying over southern Germany when it collided with a DHL International Boeing 757-200PF, flying from Bergamo, Italy, to Brussels, Belgium, over the city of Überlingen near the German-Swiss border. The DHL plane’s tail slammed into the fuselage of the Tupolev Tu-154. The collision killed the 2 crew members on board the Boeing 757, and all 69 passengers and crew on the Tupolev, mostly Russian schoolchildren from Bashkortostan on a vacation, organized by the local UNESCO committee, to the Costa Dorada region of Spain.[8]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Russia

References

External links

• bal.ufanet.ru (Archive, 1999–2001)
• aircompanybal.ru (Archive) (in Russian)
• bal.ufanet.ru (Archive) (in Russian)
• "Russian airline's 'good safety record'," BBC

На других языках

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[de] Bashkirian Airlines

Die Bashkirian Airlines (russisch Башкирские авиалинии, kurz: BAL, БАЛ) war eine russische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Ufa.

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- [en] BAL Bashkirian Airlines

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[es] Bashkirian Airlines

Bashkirian Airlines (En ruso: Башкирские авиалинии) fue una aerolínea basada en Ufa, Rusia. Operaba vuelos de cabotaje e internacionales desde el Aeropuerto de Ufa hacia Europa, Asia, América y el Norte de África.

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[fr] Bashkir Airlines

Bashkir Airlines était une compagnie aérienne russe, basée sur l'aéroport d'Oufa. Elle a opéré des liaisons régionales et le tronc de services d'affrètement Ufa et à l'Europe, l'Asie et l'Afrique du Nord. La société a été fondée en 1991 et dissoute en 2007[1].

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[ru] Башкирские авиалинии

ФГУП Авиакомпания Башкирские авиалинии (Авиакомпания «БАЛ») — ликвидированная российская авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в аэропорту города Уфы. Работала на региональных и магистральных маршрутах из Уфы и выполняла чартерные рейсы в Европу, Азию и Северную Африку. Компания была основана в 1991 году и ликвидирована в 2007 году.

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