Pegas Touristik

Pegas Touristik
Пегас Туристик
IndustryHospitality, Tourism
Founded1994 (1994)
HeadquartersMoscow,
Area served
Global
Key peoplePodgornaya Anna Albertovna
(CEO)
ProductsCharter and scheduled passenger airlines, package holidays, cruise lines, hotels and resorts
ServicesTravel agencies
Revenue$670 million (2008)
Websitepegast.ru

Pegas Touristik (Russian: Пегас Туристик) is a Russian tour operator. Its head office is located in Moscow. The company was launched in 1994.[1]

In Russian regions, Pegas Touristik has over 50 offices of tourism. Moreover, Pegas Touristik is represented in Ukraine,[2] Belarus, Georgia and in Kazakhstan. The company has its offices of accepting tourists in Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam, China, UAE and Israel.

Head and ownership

Pegas Fly Boeing 757-200

"Pegas Touristik" is based on the investment principal owner - Ramazan Akpınar, who initially cooperated with the Turkish company Infotur, but in 2005 broke the relations, because of the conflict of relationship.[3]

Activity

Pegas Touristik Bus in Nha Trang, Vietnam

In 2008, the company served 870 thousand tourists, and the total income was $670 million.[4]

In summer 2008, Pegas Touristik bought 100% of Nordwind Airlines.[5] As the result of the contract between the tourist company and the airline, Nordwind Airlines became personal for Pegas Touristik airline and personal terminal in Moscow-Sheremetyevo Terminal C.[6]

In December 2008, Pegas Touristik absorbed the Ural-based tour operator "Оранж Тур (Orange Tour)".[7] Since 2008, Pegas Touristik began to buy popular hotels in Turkey, Thailand and Egypt to form its own group of hotels. As in 2015, it has sold one of its PGS World Palace 5* to the company Alva Donna.[8]

In November 2015, due to the Metrojet Aircrash in Egypt, which was recognised as a terrorist attack, and due to the Turkish downing of a Russian Air Force plane, Pegas Touristik, along with other big tourist companies in Russia, suspended all their tours to Egypt and Turkey, in accordance with a decree by the Russian government. Following improved relations, tours to Turkey were reinstated in June 2016. Tours to Egypt resumed shortly after the suspension of flights to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada were lifted in August 2021 (via its subsidiary Nordwind Airlines).

On 30 December 2015, the Federal Agency of Tourism excluded Pegas Touristik and other tourist companies from one group of tourist operators.[9]

Pegas Touristik maintains close operational links with Nordwind Airlines, which has served as a key subsidiary for its charter-based holiday operations. Following the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022, Nordwind became subject to extensive restrictions, including bans on access to European airspace and limitations arising from broader aviation sanctions imposed by the European Union and other jurisdictions.[10][11] These measures disrupted the operations of Russian tour operators, prompting a shift toward destinations such as Turkey and Egypt and increased reliance on non-Russian carriers.[12]

In this context, Southwind Airlines, a Turkish-based leisure airline established in 2022, emerged as a significant operator on Russia-linked leisure routes, although its rapid expansion attracted regulatory scrutiny in parts of Europe over concerns regarding potential links to Nordwind Airlines and the circumvention of aviation restrictions.[13][14] While Southwind has not generally been designated under formal sanctions regimes, restrictions imposed by some European authorities reflect broader efforts to limit indirect circumvention of sanctions on Russian aviation.[15]

Awards

  • International award "My Planet". Nomination "My favourite Tour Operator". Moscow, 2011.

Incidents

  • Accident of the bus with Russian tourists in Antalya. 25 May 2010.[16]
  • Bus flipped in Thailand. 11 October 2013[17]

References

  1. ↑ Pegas Touristik Forbes
  2. ↑ Туроператор Pegas Touristik Украина // TurPoisk Ukraine
  3. ↑ Тимур Бордюг. (29 March 2005). ""Пегас туристик" будут преследовать рыночными методами". Коммерсантъ № 77 (3161). Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ↑ Рейтинг российских туроператоров по итогам 2008 года
  5. ↑ NordWind Airlines расширяет своё присутствие
  6. ↑ Начала полеты новая чартерная компания Nordwind Airlines
  7. ↑ «Пегас Туристик» купил «Оранж тур»
  8. ↑ "Pegas Touristik продал популярный отель в Анталии | Новости туризма Турции". gursesintour.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  9. ↑ Ростуризм исключил из ЕФР 19 туроператоров с бенефициарами из Турции | РИА Новости
  10. ↑ "EU bans Russian planes from its airspace". BBC News. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "EU restrictive measures against Russia over Ukraine". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Russian tourists shift to Turkey, Egypt amid sanctions". Reuters. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "EU court denies appeal of Türkiye's Southwind against ban". ch-aviation. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Southwind Airlines EU restrictions". Aviation.Direct. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "EU sanctions policy on Russia". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Авария автобуса с российскими туристами в Анталье 25 мая 2010 | РИА Новости
  17. ↑ "В Таиланде перевернулся автобус с 42 туристами Пегаса". www.tourprom.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
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