How to choose a reliable carrier and do not spend your vacation at the airport
Travels / / December 19, 2019
Ticket price for the plane - an important factor, but not decisive. You need to select the airline with which you can fly on time, safely and comfortably reach your destination and land safely. As from a variety of options to choose the best - versed Layfhaker.
This fall, thousands of tourists were not able to fly away on holiday or go back in time to the resort because of the difficult financial situation of the airline "VIM-Avia". To not be in this situation, it is important to check the carrier before purchasing the ticket.
Look ratings
They make a lot of companies. In 2017, its lists of reliable carriers shared Forbes. The publication lists was foreign and Russian airlines. his rating introduced and White Square Journal.
In such a list will only include major airlines. But then the question to them travelers usually less.
follow the news
Not necessarily be aware of all the information agenda of recent months. Type in the name of the airline in the search box and see news aggregator that wrote about it.
For example, the bankruptcy "VIM-Avia" became known in October. But even in the summer in the network appeared the news of massive and long delays departures. Flights from Domodedovo to Blagoveshchensk airport delayed 14, 23 and 25 JuneArrival Flight "VIM-Avia" in Blagoveshchensk again delayed. July 24 Chelyabinskye tourists departed from Turkey 8 hours afterChelyabinsk tourists could no more than 8 hours to fly from Antalya. News about punctuality "VIM-Avia" occur with surprising regularity. If the article of the selected airline you too do not differ a positive, better to choose a reliable carrier.
Explore Statistics
Federal Air Transport Agency collects and promptly spits statistics about the airlines that operate in Russia. On website Office you can find information on the punctuality of the carrier, its licenses, admission to international transport.
The list can be found leaders and outsiders of flight delays, volumes of freight and passenger traffic, and decide whether to trust the airline. For example, according Rosaviation "VIM-Air" detained 15.7%Punctuality performance of the international non-scheduled (charter) flights by Russian airlines in June 2017 (departure from Russia) Departure from Russia in June (55 of 351) in July - 13.8%Punctuality performance of the international non-scheduled (charter) flights by Russian airlines in July 2017 (departure from Russia) (59 of 429) in August - 12.3%Information about the delay of scheduled and charter flights for August 2017 (59 out of 479).
Statistical data is delayed can be found on the service "Yandex. Air tickets. " If you select a specific flight, the service will tell you how much and how often the flight is delayed.
analyze the data
Visit the airline's website and see how she presents. The portal should contain information about the direction of flight, model and configuration of aircraft. Search for your flight online departure and arrival airports to ensure that air carrier is really flies on this route.
Rating airlines can be viewed on a website that collects information about the airlines. Comprehensive data contained in the AirlineRatings. Carriers are evaluated on parameters of safety and comfort.
Unfortunately, all these measures will not insure you against nevyleta 100%. The reason for flight delay can not become airline punctuality and severe weather conditions. the carrier's bankruptcy is surprising even for advanced analysts thanks to the coordinated actions of PR-department. However, in most cases, little detective work before buying tickets make traveling safer.