Russia's richest man was arrested at gunpoint by special forces troops at an airport in Siberia yesterday over alleged tax evasion and theft of state property by his oil company.
Ever been to Novosibirsk? That's that Siberian airport. I did...
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport OVB UNNT aka International, Novosibirsk 16km (9miles),
Position 55°00´07"N, 082°39´01"E, Elevation 111m (364ft), 24 hours,
2 Passenger Terminals*,
1 Cargo Terminal,
61 Aircraft Stands
Runways
Runway 1: Heading 07/25, 3,600m (11,811ft), 77/R/C/X/T, ICAO Cat. IA, Unlimited Aircraft size, No ILS, Lighting: D-4
Runway 2: Heading 16/34, 3,605m (11,827ft), No ILS
In passenger traffic they lost >500.000 pax between 1996 and 12000 but the ircraft movements went up from 15.785 in 1996 to >20.000 last year, meaning cargo in tonnes more than doubled.
What is the aircraft on their websiste? Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport
The only flights from to the West are
Frankfurt S7-851 ....5.7 (from 26.10) 16:00 7h10m 18:10 TU204
Hannover S7-855.....6....................14:00 6h50m 15:50 TU204
London OZ-593 ...4..7 (from 26.10 till 27.12) 17:35 5h50m 17:25 747
There is a flight to Thailand:
Utapao SBI-1863 30.10, transit Tansin 02:00 11h50m 13:50 IL86
(Tansin SBI-1863 30.10 02:00 5h10m 08:10 IL86)
And Tel Aviv is not so far:
Tel Aviv S7-555 ..3.... till 24.12 16:00 7h15m 19:15 TU204
*The 2 Passenger Terminals are actually 2 gates.
The Passenger Manager is Serguei Gorbatchov +7 (3832) 16-97-55 but do not mention my name.
Novosibirsk
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