Smartavia airline switches to summer schedule from March 29, 2026, which will be in effect until October 24, 2026. This year, the airline continues its active presence at key hubs — St. Petersburg and Moscow, maintains its flight geography in southern destinations, and launches a new route from Kaliningrad.

From St. Petersburg to 19 Russian cities

Pulkovo remains Smartavia's base airport. In the summer 2026 schedule, the airline will operate regular flights from the northern capital to 19 destinations. These cities include Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Samara, Kazan, Syktyvkar, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody, Novosibirsk, Perm, Orenburg, and Ufa. Flights to Krasnoyarsk are also being resumed. For travelers planning a vacation on the Black Sea coast, flights from Pulkovo to Krasnodar, Sochi, and Gelendzhik will be available.

Flight program from Moscow and Sochi

From Sheremetyevo Airport (Moscow), Smartavia will maintain its standard flight program for the summer season. Passengers can take direct flights to Murmansk, Makhachkala, Kazan, Arkhangelsk, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Novokuznetsk, Orenburg, and St. Petersburg.

The airline has paid special attention to organizing flights to vacation destinations on the Black Sea coast. From Sochi, Smartavia will operate flights to cities in the northern and Ural regions: Syktyvkar, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, and Orenburg.

New destination and expansion from Kaliningrad

In the summer 2026 schedule, the airline plans flights from Kaliningrad to Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. The key event of the season will be the launch of a new route — Kaliningrad — Syktyvkar.

Subsidized flights

During the upcoming "high season," Smartavia will also operate subsidized flights under the federal program for ensuring air transport accessibility. The airline will operate such flights on the routes Kaliningrad-Chelyabinsk and Arkhangelsk-Naryan-Mar in addition to commercial flights.