March 07, 2014. Ural Airlines are now offering a preliminary booking option for the flights from the Far East to the European part of Russia and back that are partly covered for by the government. This is done within the framework of the state program on making air travel more affordable for the Russians living in the Far East; the departure dates run from April 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014, the airline's press service says.

Under this program, specially priced tickets can be obtained by Russian citizens under 23, females over 55 and males over 60, people with disabilities and those who accompany them on the flight; these tickets are offered on the following flights: Chita-Moscow, Ulan Ude-Moscow, Blagoveshchensk-Moscow, Mirniy-Moscow, Neryungri-Moscow, Yakutsk-Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok – Saint Petersburg, Khabarovsk – Saint Petersburg, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Saint Petersburg, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Vladivostok.

One's flight can be booked at Ural Airlines' agents' booking offices and other booking offices all over Russia. The early booking type tickets must be paid for within three days of the launch of the sale. The date of the sale is yet to be announced. For more information, please call 8-800-2000-262.