Aeroflot CEO could create a new hub close to border with North Korea, China

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is considering switching its focus to the regional aviation market after western sanctions have barred access to the international markets.

The airline, which is based at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), could launch a new hub in the Far East during winter 2022, Aeroflot chief executive Sergey Aleksandrovsky confirmed to TASS on September 8, 2022.

The new base is likely to be opened at either Vladivostok (VVO) or Khabarovsk airport (KHV), more than 6,100 kilometers (around 3,846 miles) away from Moscow, and relatively close to Russia’s border with North Korea.

Vladivostok is located closer to Beijing in China than it is to Moscow. It is just approximately 160 kilometers (100 miles) away from the borders of China and North Korea.