Opening up an old topic I know, but we received the below email yesterday from Vnukovo. Our company flies once a month to Vnukovo and in general we have been happy with the service provided by Streamline Ops.
With additional charges thrown about like this I was wondering if there might be a better alternative for GA aircraft to fly in and out of Moscow.
We would like to inform you about the very high newly introduced charge at Vnukovo airport: "Special slot coordination" of EURO 2'000.00
This charge is applicable starting September 01, 2010 for foreign aircraft (excluding CIS registered and officially operated) departing during daytime
(between 0700 and 2400 LT) in the direction of:
- any other Moscow airport;
- Ukraine;
- Belarus;
- The Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).
As explained verbally by the AP operator commercial office, this step is taken to minimize the daytime ferry traffic during rush hours.
Please inform your OPS to take this into account when planning ferry flights out of Vnukovo.
Would appreciate any advice.
Thanks in advance