The first flight of Azimut Airlines to Rostov-on-Don took off from Koltsovo international airport (part of the Airports of Regions holding). A Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane owned by a Rostov carrier departed from Yekaterinburg at 13:49, local time.
Flights to Rostov-on-Don will be operated twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays, departing at 13:45, local time, and since May 4 – Mondays and Fridays at 07:00, local time. Total traveling time is 2h55m.
Flights from Platov to Koltsovo are currently operated once a week by NordStar Airlines. The passenger traffic on the route reached 25,500 flyers by the end of 2019. Azimut Airlines already operated regular flights from Yekaterinburg to Rostov-on-Don in 2017.