Pravda said the flight, carrying 24 passengers, originated in Sochi on the Black Sea, about 250 miles south of Rostov.
The city is competing with Nagano, Japan; Jaca, Spain; Ostersund, Sweden; and Sochi, in the Soviet Union.
Having flown with us once, they will always fly with us.' Transaero's success is due partly to its ability to 'cherry-pick' profitable routes - with destinations such as the oil town of Nizhnevartovsk and the holiday resort of Sochi.