HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT AND NETWORKS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY GOVERNOR Dear Mr Tasun/ TO TO:- URGENT Athens, 20 June 2012 Ref. No.: CAA/GOVft797 Mr VLADIMIR TASUN Director Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation Leningradsky proepect, 37 MOSCOW RUSSIAN FEDERATION FAX:+7 499 231 63 52 +7499231 68 73 The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority presents its compliments to the Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation of the Russian Federation. In reply to youi letter Ref. No. 01-04-07/126/20-06-2012, we would like to inform you that we have not proceeded to official designation of our airlines, due to temporal character of operations as the agreed in the MOU signed on 24* of April and according to the practice followed by our side, as regards Russian air carrier's temporary operations, official designation is not deemed necessary. But, if you find it obligatory to officially designate airlines, even for temporary operations, we have no objection to forward these designations through diplomatic channels. Till receipt of these official letters - which have already been forwarded to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to be sent to your Authorities at the soonest possible - we axe kindly asking you to accept: Aegean Airlines to operate on the routes Thessaloniki-Yekaterinburg v.v., Thessaloniki-Nizhniy Novgorod v.v. and Thessaloniki-Perm v.v. and Astra Airlines on the routes Thessaloniki - Novosibirsk v.v., Thessaloniki-Omsk v.v., Thessaloniki-Tyumen v.v., Thessaloniki - Volgograd v.v., Thessaloniki- Sarn^a-aiKlTbessalomki-Ufa.
Our ref Наш 4 - <2 ого Date Дата Mrs. F. Papadimitropoulou, Civil Aviation Authority Governor Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Networks of the Hellenic Republic Athens Dear Mrs. Papdimitropoulou, Aeronautical Authorities of the Russian Federation present its compliments to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority and You personally and refer to your letter No CAA/GOV/1797, dated June, 20, 2012. First of all we confirm that yesterday we received the letter of the Embassy of Greek Republic in Russian Federation concerning the provisional designation of two Greek carriers between Thessaloniki and nine points in Russia. At the same time, due to a very long period of our bilateral correspondence in order to clarify what Creek air carriers will be finally designated on each mentioned route, FATA approved on May 22, 2012 the Astra Airlines flight program for the whole Summer-2012 season. The sent to FATA only 09 June, 2012 Forms R of the second Greek carrier Aegean Airlines can not be confirmed due the Astra actual operations on the same routes. Taking into consideration that the flights could not be operated without the approval of Greek Civil Aviation Authorities Astra Airlines has already opened and continues its own sales and are actually operating flights from Thessaloniki to several points in Russia in accordance with FATA confirmation on May 22, 2012. Taking into account your position fixed in the last letters concerning the designation of Aegean Airlines on routes which are still serving and selling by Astra Airlines we should have a clear understanding about the passengers already booked on Astra Airlines flights till the end of the current IATA season.
With this regards we ask you to confirm and guarantee that in case if Aegean Airlines is designated on the above mentioned routes instead of Astra Airlines the already booked Astra's passengers will be carried out by the new designated Greek carrier. Please advice. We hope to develop successful and mutually beneficial cooperation between our authorities and looking forward for your positive reply. Faithfully yours, Director, Departament of State Policy in Civil Aviation
HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT AND NETWORKS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY GOVERNOR Athens, 26 June 2012 Ref. No*: CAA/GOV/1862 TO: Mr VLADIMIR TASUN Director Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation Leningradsky prospect, 37 MOSCOW RUSSIAN FEDERATION FAX: +7499 231 63 52 +7 499 m 73------ Dear M r Tasun, The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority presents its compliments to the Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation of the Russian Federation. In reply to your letter Ref. No. 9-2080/26-06-2012, we would like to inform you that following the guarantee letter received by Aegean Airlines - which is attached - we are in a position to confirm that the already booked Astra Airlines passengers on the routes Thessaloniki-Yekaterinburg v.v., Thessaloniki-Nizhniy Novgorod v.v. and Thessaloniki-Perm v.v. will be carried out by AEGEAN AIRLINES. ASTRA AIRLINES will be advised accordingly. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation and awaiting for the necessary permissions to be granted to AEGEAN AIRLINES, as a matter of urgency, given our positive approach for the benefit of civil aviation market and Attachment: A egean A irlines Letter HCAA - PO Bax 70360-166 01 OlyMa -Athens -GREECE. Tel. +30 210 8916121-149, FAX +310 210 8947132, e-mail: dlb@hcaa.gr
//UO ivic 10:49 *АА ло/ио iuii i j : d u гад iiu e v tiu z HCAA-GOVERNOR ид. @002 Й001/001 I A STAR ALLIANOE MEMBER ф Mrs. Fofi Pspadimitropoulou, Governor Hellenic Civil Aviation Authorities Ministry of Development, Infrastructure, Transports & Networks Heilinikon, Athene, Greece и т ш By fax at+ 30 2W 89Л7132 Re: Aeqean s designations i» new RU««ta Ref: Vour letter НСАА/Р1/в/2а20дв.бЯ01? Athens. 26 June 2012 Dear Mrs. Papadlmitropoulau, With reference to the above communication end today's letter by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, we hereby confirm ft el Aegean Airline*, ее the official designated carrier by HCAA for the routes Theeeaionlkl to Yekaterinburg v.v., Thessaloniki to Perm v.v. and Thessaloniki to Novgorod v.v. during Summer period 2012, guarantees the performance of the flights scheduled for the above routes, as well es the carriage on our scheduled flights of ail passengers with tickets already issued by Astra Airlines, Aegean Airlines operates 0 fleet of 29 Airbus aircraft (A319. AS28, and A321) and may cover scheduled and excess capacity according to the market demand. You may advise Russian authorities accordingly. We are looking forward to the urgent permits and confirmations by FATA. 4$atH7wramidou 'legal Counsel t Aegean Airlines S-A. ua 1У9П музэанюгы os^et шг-юг-вг