Darker Shuttle



Darker Shuttle is a Russian airline, despite being registered in Switzerland, focusing on serving in Russian Far-East. The current CEO of Darker Shuttle is Konnor Lazarev who is from Darker Shuttle's parent company, #TheGreyShade, which produces and exports chocolate and bottled water to different parts of the world. Darker Shuttle, in present, has a hub in Vladivostok, Moscow (Domodedovo) and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with small bases in Norilsk and Novosibirsk. In 2021, Darker Shuttle mainly operates a fleet of A320 and A220 family aircraft, along with 2 Boeing 747-8, 2 Boeing 787-8 and 2 second-hand A330-200. Darker Shuttle is a member of AeroTeam alliance, which is also part of Etihad Airways Partner. Darker Shuttle currently focuses on being a traditional airline, but plans has been put forward that the carrier will be transformed into a hybrid carrier in the future.

Darker Shuttle's first flight took off on 19th May, 2020 as 7H 001, flying from Vladivostok to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The flight carried 105 economy passengers, along with 30 premium economy and 5 business passengers. It landed safely at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at 15:00 (local time). Later on, the airline expanded rapidly throughout 2020, a great variety of domestic destinations have been added to the network. The carrier expanded to Japan and South Korea to increase the international connection. Darker Shuttle began operation from Moscow in October, flights from Moscow are mostly heading to domestic destinations, such as Novosibirsk and Irkutsk. International destinations from Moscow include Dublin (Ireland), Helsinki (Finland), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Berlin (Germany).

At the end of 2020, Darker Shuttle started to face intense competition on Vladivostok-Tokyo route, when Cobalt Skyways, a famous ULCC, entered the market. Darker Shuttle, in response, lowered the price significantly and compete with the competitor. Although Darker Shuttle has an agreement with Russian government that subsidies will be given for operating flights to Tokyo, Darker Shuttle, as of this year, has not received any of the subsidies.

Darker Shuttle has started carrying out 7 Wonders Plan in January 2021. The first four phase has been completed, resulting in the establishment of a hub in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the completion of the US connection. Passengers can now fly from Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Sapporo to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver and Anchorage with a stop at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Darker Blue and Darker Green are also set up for regional and long-haul routes respectively. New hubs have also been set up at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Yakutsk, allowing passengers to have more direct service choices within Russian Far-East regions.

Darker Shuttle's frequent flyer program is #TGSwiss, the points can be used on its sister companies #FlySwiss, NordicWolf Airways and Spider Bus. Darker Shuttle brings Swiss culture on-board, allowing passengers to immerse in Swiss atmosphere throughout the flight. Passengers can also earn points from codeshared flights that are not operated by Darker Shuttle. Upon boarding, passengers will receive a piece of #TGS chocolate and bottled water as welcome gifts. IFE, in-flight meals and more services are offered to passengers, with an exception of flights that are scheduled to fly for less than 45 minutes. Darker Shuttle does not offer in-flight meals for flights that last less than 45 minutes.

Darker Shuttle has more than 200 confirmed aircraft orders, mostly consists of A320neo and A321neo. The network of Darker Shuttle will expand to different destinations in Russian Far-East, connecting the Far-East regions with nearby countries such as Japan and South Korea. Darker Shuttle promises that it will provide much cheaper flights in the future while improving the services offered.

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