NordStar, officially JSC NordStar Airlines () is a Russian airline based in

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. Its main base is

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. It is on the

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History

NordStar was founded by

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and was launched on 17 December 2008, based on local

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airlines. NordStar operated its first flight on 17 June 2009, from

to Moscow Domodedovo and

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. On 25 March 2022 Norilsk Nickel announced that NordStar was sold to airline management.

Codeshare Agreements

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Destinations

As of November 2023, the airline serves one country with 44 routes.

Fleet

, the NordStar fleet consists of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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