Sakha Avia Explained
Sakha Avia was an airline that operated in the Sakha Republic of Russia from 1992 until 2001.
| Airline: | Sakha Avia |
| Destinations: | 42 |
| Iata: | K7[1] |
| Icao: | SKH |
| Callsign: | SAKHAAVIA |
| Founded: | 1992 |
| Ceased: | 2002 rebranded to Yakutia[2] |
| Headquarters: | Yakutsk, Russia |
| Hubs: | Yakutsk |
History
Sakha Avia was founded in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As Aeroflot was undergoing the upheavals brought about by the dissolution, its operations in Sakha were spun off as Yakutian Air Enterprises, and then later renamed Sakha Airlines.
The airline rebranded to Yakutia in 2002.[2]
Fleet
The airline operated the following aircraft types before it ceased operations:
Destinations
Sakha Avia till 2001 operated a number of routes:
Incidents
- 26 August 1993, the Let L-410 Turbolet flying from Kutana to Aldan via Uchur, crashed shortly near Aldan Airport, the aircrash was due to the aircraft overload. All the members of crew and all the passengers died. Following the statistics that was the biggest aircrash as for the aircraft overall and as for the republic Yakutia.[3]
- 13 July 2002, a Sakha Avia An-24RV (RA-46670) landed wheels-up at Yakutsk Airport during a training flight due to crew error; all four crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.
Notes and References
- Web site: Лучшие авиабилеты на рейсах авиакомпании Саха Авиа (National Aircompany Sakha Avia). aviapoisk.ru . 28 April 2015.
- Web site: ✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация. russianplanes.net. May 2, 2019.
- [:ru:Катастрофа Let L-410 в Алдане|publisher=ru|Катастрофа Let L-410 в Алдане]
