Back in 2009, the government launched a special program for certain categories of people, including those who have retired, - the right to travel by plane at a discount. Since then, many have taken advantage of this opportunity. The government's initiative was also supported by large air carriers. In our article we will figure out what are discount tickets for retirees and which airlines offer such travel.
After the accumulation of a certain length of service and retirement, a person gets the opportunity to devote time to travel around the country. However, the level of material support for the majority of retirees is not high enough to afford regular flights. In order to solve this problem, the companies "Aeroflot", "Uteyr", "Russia", " Red Wings”,“ Yamal ”,“ Orenburg Airlines ”,“ ALROSA ”and“ Ikar ”are now offering to purchase air tickets for pensioners with good discounts.
Carriers place information about possible benefits on official portals in the section on ticket purchase information. Here the total cost of the flight is reduced by 10-30% of the nominal price. In addition, the companies offer different destinations to the destination.
Wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, a pensioner puts a note on a special field about his social status. When checking in for a flight, you will have to present to the airport employee a document that is the basis for receiving a discount. This is a pensioner's certificate.
As for the flight conditions, here the carrier guarantees compliance with similar flight conditions with passengers flying the same class who purchased tickets without discounts.
Authorities and airlines have come up with an initiative to subsidize part of the cost of tickets for retirees for flights across the country
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On the federal government initiative
Now let's talk about what the government program is, which gives the right buy a discount plane ticket. In this situation, the requirements and rules are somewhat different. The authorities' initiative was initially aimed at residents of the Far East region.
The essence of the program is as follows: the population of this area, including pensioners, were given the opportunity to purchase cheap tickets for flights to megacities or flights in the region.
The only drawback is the seasonal restriction - such air tickets are available only for the summer. The total discount here is 50% of the face value... Considering high prices for flights from the specified region, the majority of residents Of the Far East appreciate the government's initiatives in this direction. Under this program, retirees use the services of Aeroflot, Russia, and Ural ALs.
The pensioner discount on air tickets works after the citizen confirms his status at the time of ticket purchase. Further, at the check-in counter, citizens show their pensioner's ID to the airport employee.
Please note that the purchased ticket cannot be replaced or returned. In addition, there will be some restrictions on the comfort of the flight. The program does not imply the purchase of seats in the salons. However, the level of service on board the liner meets the requirements for servicing passengers who have chosen an economical way of flying.
Opportunities for certain categories of citizens
There are also additions to the general rule of discount flights. Pensioners who are disabled of the first and second groups who have received a referral to restore their health in one of the sanatoriums of the Russian Federation, the state provides a 100% discount on travel reimbursement. Working pensioners with a third-degree disability, or citizens who accompany such persons, have the right to count on discounts at half the cost of the trip.
There are also separate benefits for disabled pensioners of the first and second degree.
You can take advantage of this opportunity once a year... The mechanism looks like this. A pensioner purchases tickets at his own expense in the office of the company, presenting the relevant papers that confirm the status and state of health. Contacting the Social Security Center will reimburse the travel costs.
Conditions of discounts
To understand whether every retired person has the opportunity to take advantage of the government's proposal, we will consider the nuances and requirements for the action of such an initiative. Today the list of regions is strictly regulated, the inhabitants of which have the right to use the opportunity to travel at half price. In addition, age plays an important role here.
Only men who have reached 60 years of age and women after 55, disabled persons of the first group, disabled children of the second and third groups and persons from their escort, people under 23 who are registered in one of the following regions are entitled to use this opportunity:
- Transbaikalia;
- Far North;
- Kaliningrad region;
- Far Eastern region.
Since the state subsidizes the rest of the cost of the flight from the budget, the directions of flights are also limited here. Usually there are available directions between subsidized regions or or St. Petersburg. However, when planning a trip in this format, do not forget that you will be able to purchase a ticket for a trip with a discount from April 1 to October 31.
Destinations and rates
The cost of such flights varies depending on the fare of the airline and the direction of the flight. We present some prices for flights by Ural ALs in 2016. Here, the cheapest flight was from Chita to Yekaterinburg. The cost of a concessional ticket here was only 5,000 rubles. The price of the expensive route reaches 7,500 rubles. (flights from Vladivostok or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to St. Petersburg).
Discount flights are only possible in Economy class and cannot be returned or exchanged
It will be possible to get from Chita or Ulan-Ude to Moscow for 6,200 rubles. A similar flight from Blagoveshchensk will increase the indicated price by 200 rubles. The cost of the Norilsk - Mineralnye Vody route does not exceed 6,700 rubles here. The only drawback here is the limited number of seats and the need to issue an air ticket within 24 hours from the moment of booking. However, there are also positive aspects - additional discounts for children under 12 years old in the amount of 25% of the listed prices.
Tariffs for trips to Simferopol by Aeroflot are also quite democratic. From Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don or Mineralnye Vody it will be possible to fly for only 2,500 rubles. The maximum fare here is valid for departures from Novosibirsk - the cost of the flight reaches 6,000 rubles.
Aeroflot also offers special prices for flights. The cost of travel from Khrabrovo airport (Kaliningrad) to Moscow is 3,800 rubles. A similar flight to St. Petersburg costs only 3,500 rubles. Moreover, this type of subsidized flight is available to absolutely all citizens of the Russian Federation. This year, such a program runs from May 15 to October 15.
Alternative from low-cost airlines
Since the review is devoted to the topic of inexpensive ways of flying, we will mention another option that will help you significantly save on purchasing a plane ticket. Today, there are many low-cost airlines operating in this market, which offer passengers to reduce the cost of travel by reducing the comfort of the flight. Sometimes the total discount here exceeds 30% of the original cost of a seat on the flight... And the choice of directions here is not bad.
Low-cost airlines also offer tickets at substantial discounts.
Such companies offer domestic flights on the most popular routes and flights abroad. In this list international resorts, european capitals and cultural centers... However, there are also disadvantages of flying in this way.
An almost integral rule of such travel is the requirement that the passenger has no baggage. In addition, during the flight, the tourist is deprived of good service by the carrier. We will separately mention the impossibility of returning or exchanging a purchased ticket.
As you can see, quite favorable conditions have been created for the elderly to travel on retirement. The main thing here is to correctly determine the amount of the discount for yourself and book an air ticket in the desired direction. By the way, advance (several months) booking also helps to save your own funds. But do not forget, most likely you will not be able to return or replace the ticket with another.
In order for retirees to have the opportunity to travel with minimal losses, the authorities and airlines have come up with an initiative to subsidize part of the cost of tickets for flights across the country 
Aeroflot is the first carrier that supported the Federal Program for privileged travel 
There are also separate benefits for disabled pensioners of the first and second degree - they are compensated for 100% of the air ticket price when sent for treatment to a sanatorium of the Russian Federation 
While the program is working for residents of Transbaikalia, the Far East, the Far North and the Kaliningrad region
Most citizens are very fond of traveling, this should be facilitated by discounted plane tickets. There are several options for purchasing tickets at discounted prices. One of the most interesting is the government program that allows some categories of citizens of the country to purchase tickets at discounts.
Who can purchase a ticket at a reduced price?
There is a certain state subsidy program, which is necessary in order for everyone to have the opportunity to buy a ticket. The following categories of citizens can do this:
- Persons who have retired and have a document confirming this event.
- Students who need to travel to their place of study by air.
- Residents of the Far East (they are entitled to special prices for purchasing tickets).
- Other categories of citizens of the country.
In any case, in order to buy a ticket at a reduced price, you will need to confirm your right to do so. What can be done with a pension card, student card, passport with residence permit for the Far East.
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Discount rates for students
Pupils looking to buy discounted air tickets include schoolchildren and students who need to use an airline to get to their place of study. Unfortunately, their prices are not publicly available and it is sometimes very difficult to buy them. It is for this that the state has developed a program that allows you to make a purchase without much difficulty.
You should also understand that such a discount imposes some restrictions:
- the student must be 10 or more years old;
- he must provide a certificate from the educational institution that he is studying on a full-time basis;
- it must be a regular class plane ticket;
- it is allowed to fly to any region of the country;
- the benefit is valid only for the period of the academic year.
It is also interesting that special benefits are offered to students with disabilities. Discounts for this category of students can be up to 70% of the cost. It should be noted that the reduced prices can be used not in every company that transports passengers by plane. You need to pay attention to the list of companies that have entered into an appropriate agreement with the state. Most private airlines will not offer you this option. The list of operating companies can be found directly at the educational institution.
If you want to buy discounted tickets, then you need to provide the following documents:
- the identity document of the passenger - birth certificate or passport;
- a certificate from an educational institution.
The same documents will be required before boarding the plane. The passenger must have them with him. Some airlines offer a discount to a student under 12 years of age. Therefore, before buying, you should consult with a specialist what you can count on by indicating the age of the passenger.
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What benefits are provided for the Far East?
For residents of this region of the country, buying an air ticket is a problem due to the fact that their prices are very high. This is due to the large distances between cities. Since 2010, there has been a state government program to subsidize the cost of plane tickets. It can be used by certain categories of citizens of the country:
- citizens under the age of 23, students of higher educational institutions are included in this category;
- pensioners - women from 55 years old, men from 60 years old;
- disabled people of group I;
- disabled children (they can fly with one accompanying person, for whom the benefit is also valid).
It should be noted that children from 2 to 12 years old are provided with a 50% discount of the air ticket price.
The government program provides for some areas for which the benefit applies:
- Moscow;
- St. Petersburg;
- Ekaterinburg;
- Novosibirsk;
- Simferopol.
You can use the right benefits if you are going to a resort in Krasnodar region or Stavropol region with transfers. Children who fly to a sanatorium or camp in summer can buy discounted air tickets.
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Discount tickets to Crimea
There is good news for those wishing to visit the peninsula. Airfare benefits are valid for a time summer vacations... This opportunity is available in 42 cities of the country, but direct flights to Simferopol follow from 32 cities. This price reduction is valid only until October 1. The lowest prices, according to the state program, operate from Samara and Lipetsk. If you fly from Chelyabinsk or Yekaterinburg, then its cost will be from 3750 rubles. In winter, prices are not very high even without benefits; benefits are valid only in summer.
Due to the fact that subsidizing the cost of air tickets is very common, it is sometimes difficult to buy them. Therefore, it is better to do this in advance.
Citizens over 60 years old can get tickets with a 50% discount. Now they can afford to visit cities such as Moscow, Sochi, where their friends or relatives live. But there is one drawback, such benefits are valid at certain times of the year.
Discount tickets are purchased during the summer season. This is from about mid-May to mid-September. Taking into account all the discounts, the cost of tickets will drop to 10,000 rubles, which is an excellent opportunity for retirees to save a lot of money.
Airplane tickets for seniors: benefits this year
There is one more overlay in this program. Reduced-fare tickets can be purchased only from those companies that have concluded some agreements with the state. This was done in order for the program to work. Flights with a reduced ticket price are carried out by the following airlines: Transaero, Aeroflot, Russia, Siberia. Also, discounts apply to some local companies such as Mirninskoye Aviation Enterprise and Yakutia. Each of these companies provides flights for the elderly from Yakutsk, Magadan, and other cities.
2011 was quite successful for the preferential program. The changes affected primarily women over 55 years old, they were given the opportunity to receive a subsidy. It got to the point that the terms of sales were extended, they were carried out in the period from April to October. Seniors living in Kaliningrad also got the opportunity to buy tickets at a low cost. For example, a flight to Moscow costs 7,000 rubles. You can fly from such distant cities as Magadan and Khabarovsk. In 2012, new preferential directions appeared.
For many years now, a preferential program has been in place for the elderly living in the Far East. Now, beneficiaries from 33 cities can fly to the European part of Russia, according to the most low prices... More than 100,000 people have already bought such tickets. Everyone wants to fly with discounted tickets, so the demand for them is growing, people start buying tickets in March, a month before the start of official sales, which is very beneficial for the airlines themselves, which are engaged in such flights.
You can understand the advantages of the program in more detail if you look at the statistics of Cupid. When this program started, about 8,000 people received a discount, today there is a figure of almost 20,000 people. There is only one caveat, pensioners can fly on the Blagoveshchensk - Moscow route. There, such flights are carried out by Transaero, Vladivostok Avia and Yakutia. There are also plans to introduce daily flights. The ticket price to Moscow is 6,000 rubles, taking into account the discount for the elderly.
Today, the state and airlines provide very broad opportunities for retirees to fly at a reduced cost.
Firstly, these are benefits for pensioners flying to a sanatorium or other medical institutions for treatment without flying out of their country. Non-working elderly passengers make such a flight at a 100% discount if they have a first or second degree of disability. For working elderly passengers and pensioners - invalids of the third degree in this case, the discount is fifty percent. Citizens accompanying disabled people also make their flight at half price. The discount is valid for directions and to the point of arrival and back and is provided once a year. To get a discount, retirees need to purchase tickets at sales offices on a pension certificate, and to reimburse the expenses spent on the flight, it is necessary to contact representatives of the social protection authorities.
Secondly, the state today offers benefits to elderly passengers living in certain areas - in Kaliningrad, in the Volga region, in regions in the Far East, in the northern regions. Passengers can book an air ticket for half price using a residence permit document together with a pension certificate. The remaining fifty percent is reimbursed to carriers by federal and regional budgets. Pensioners can make preferential flights in the region or to the European part of Russia in a certain period. For example, for residents of the Far East, this is the time from November 1 to March 31, for residents of Kaliningrad - from May to mid-October days.
Thirdly, the airlines themselves often provide preferential air tickets to pensioners. For example, the carrier UTair provides veterans of the Second World War once a year with the right to make a free flight to and from their destination, or only to the destination at the discretion of the passenger, and the accompanying veteran is entitled to a thirty percent discount. Such an air ticket is issued according to the passport and certificate of the Great Patriotic War veteran. Most often, such discounts can be found at Vladivostok Air, Yakutia, Transaero and Aeroflot.
Passengers make preferential flights, as a rule, in the cheapest classes - Economy or Discount.
The more profitable it is for pensioners to make a flight, the earlier they will purchase their air ticket, since the tickets put up for sale several months before departure are much cheaper than those sold in the last weeks before the poisoning.
Comments: 13
Konstantin
I can't find tickets for pensioners from Chita to Moscow
Elizabeth
The pensioner is 58 years old. Is there a discount on flights from Moscow to Vladivostok?
Aleftina
In July 2016 I flew to Crimea, bought a 12-day health voucher on the spot. Can i get compensation and where?
Tatyana
Is there a discount for flights Krasnoyarsk-Sochi and Krasnoyarsk-Simferopol? What period? I'm 58, I don't work.
galina
Pensioner 61 years old. Are there any discounts on air tickets for pensioners for February Vladivostok-Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Igor Alekseevich
65 years old. I live in Kaliningrad. I want to fly to Kamchatka in July 2017, are there any discounts?
A 66-year-old pensioner from Vladivostok to Moscow are there any discounts on tickets and how to buy, as of August 18, 2017?
In view of the high cost of air travel, not every citizen can travel on vacation or to visit relatives by plane. In order to provide the most vulnerable low-income category, discounts and certain benefits are provided on air tickets for retirees.
Discounts on tickets
Since 2009, when this program was developed, there have been benefits for air tickets for pensioners over 60 years old. Registration or permanent residence in one of the areas is considered a mandatory requirement:
- Areas of the Far North;
- Far East;
- Sakhalin;
- Chukotka;
- Magadan Region;
- Kaliningrad region;
- Transbaikalia;
Destinations for flights
It is worthwhile to clarify the cities participating in the preferential program individually. The list is constantly updated every year. Thus, the discount on air tickets for pensioners (the Far East) is provided in the following directions: Vladivostok, Yakutsk, Anadyr, Magadan, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk, Chita, Ulan-Ude. And also from the Far Eastern regions to European Russia.
Benefits for retirees when buying air tickets are expressed in 50% discount or special prices fixed at the federal level. However, they operate only seasonally: from May to October.
Maximum ticket price
This year, the maximum ticket size is limited for each direction, based on its length. The price cannot exceed 4.5 thousand rubles or 12 thousand rubles (for long routes). For a flight from Kaliningrad to St. Petersburg or Moscow and back, the cost is set at 3 thousand rubles.
It will not be superfluous to clarify whether there are benefits for air tickets for retired veterans of the Great Patriotic War and other special categories. Today they are offered a 50% discount on air travel, and once a year it is permissible to fly to the place of undergoing medical procedures free of charge, if it is difficult to get to the destination by other means.
It is worth remembering that the number of discount tickets is limited and you need to book or buy them in advance.
Conditions for granting benefits
Benefits for pensioners on air tickets in 2017 are provided by certain companies participating in the state program and ready to provide a discount:
- "Russia";
- Aeroflot (including Vladivostok Air);
- Yakutia;
- "Siberia";
- Transaero;
- "Taimyr";
- « Ural Airlines»;
- Vim-Avia;
- UTair;
- Alrosa;
- Mirny Aviation Enterprise.
For registration, it is enough to present a pension certificate, passport (to clarify registration) and preferential documents (if any) when buying or ordering tickets.
Additional discounts
Having decided on the need to fly, it is recommended to check with the companies for an additional discount for retirees on air tickets. Often, carriers conduct promotional programs to attract passengers. Usually, they are valid only for specific routes and for a specific period. They also usually have limitations that you have to put up with in order to get a discount, for example:
- lack of luggage (only hand luggage);
- meals are not provided on the plane;
- it is impossible to change the ticket for another date;
- it is permissible to return tickets at a lower cost than was paid.
The most extensive promotion for retired veterans of the Great Patriotic War is in effect in May, allowing you to fly free of charge to any destination. It is expected that similar benefits for retirees on air tickets will remain in 2017.
The program of preferential air travel for the Far East is being maintained and expanded. Subsidized air transportation from the Far East to Moscow, St. Petersburg, the cities of the Black Sea region, the Urals and Siberia will remain in 2016, confirmed Dmitry Kirsanov, acting Deputy Minister of Industry and Transport of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory.
Minvody in span
The cost of discount tickets, as before, is 50 percent lower than the declared fare. The age of passengers is also unchanged - young people and elderly people (women over 55 years old, men over 60 years old). The timing of subsidized flights has not changed either: you can use a reduced ticket from April 1 to October 31.
Let us recall that two decrees of the Russian government, according to which the Far East received the right to reduced air travel, were issued back in 2009. Funds from the federal budget are allocated annually for subsidies to airlines carrying out these transportation. They are also provided for in the 2016 budget.
The route network has been expanded since 2015. In addition to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Simferopol, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk were included in the list of “privileged” cities. But the route to Mineralnye Vody was canceled, since no one flew there.
Please note that the number of discounted seats on each flight is limited, so you need to take care of your tickets in advance. In order not to "fly over", like my friend Yulia from Khabarovsk. Although she is a young mother, she no longer falls into the preferential category, and her little son does.
In September 2015, I suddenly needed to fly to Moscow. I thought I'd buy my son a ticket at half price, but at the box office they threw up their hands - the quota was selected. I had to be content with a children's discount, - said Yulia.
What about Peter?
A subsidized ticket to Moscow is expected to cost just over seven thousand rubles. In addition to Aeroflot, Ikar and Vim-Avia will fly to the capital from Khabarovsk. In Simferopol, obviously, as in 2015 - Ikar and Orenburg Airlines, the structure of Aeroflot.
The only moment that has not yet been clarified is how we will fly to St. Petersburg. Previously, these transportation was carried out by the Transaero company. Now that she is declared bankrupt, a direct flight from Khabarovsk to Northern capital was left without a carrier. If by April 1, when the sale of discounted tickets is traditionally opened, no airline will take up this direction, it will be possible to get to Pulkovo airport only with a transfer. Accordingly, it will obviously be possible to take advantage of the privilege only to Moscow or to another “subsidized city”, and then - to buy tickets at full cost. However, most likely, according to the regional ministry of transport, by the spring there will still be a company for a direct flight Khabarovsk - St. Petersburg. This direction is very popular among the residents of the region and the air carriers are unlikely to miss the benefit.
We fly along the edge
In the region, subsidized air travel from remote areas to Khabarovsk in 2016 is also preserved. Khabarovsk Airlines operates 10 preferential routes, Vostok - three. The residents of Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Sovetskaya Gavan, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Ayan, Nelkan, Chumikan, Okhotsk are covered by such benefits.
Airlines willingly go for preferential air travel, for them it is a guaranteed income. Each liner with more than 180 seats has 80 subsidized seats. In smaller planes - 60 or 40 seats.
The sale of discount air tickets usually begins in February-March. The start of sales depends on the timing of the conclusion of the relevant agreements for subsidized transportation between airlines and the Federal Air Transport Agency.
