Basel Aero, part of Russia’s largest diversified industrial group Basic Element, has announced that Mahan Air’s inaugural Tehran-Sochi charter flight touched down earlier as a part of Open Skies regime that has previously been introduced in Sochi. The first Tehran-Sochi flight saw a total of 180 passengers were board the Аirbus A310-300.

Basel Aero, a part of Russia’s largest industrial diversified group Basic Element, announces that Sochi International Airport, a main gateway of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, served over 17,200 Olympic guests and participants on the peak days, Feb 6-7.

Basel Aero, part of Russia’s largest diversified industrial group Basic Element, announces that over 2,500 staff of the Sochi International Airport, have completed several educational programs ahead of the 22nd Winter Olympics.

The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is a global event, with the effect of the Games already being felt in the Sochi region and much more widely across Russia. Through the preparation for the Games, Russia has benefitted from a life changing tangible and intangible legacies.

Officials for the International Olympic Committee, led by president Thomas Bach, have arrived in Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games. Landing at the newly completed Sochi International Airport, the delegation will begin preparations for the Games, which begin on February 6th.

Marriott International has opened a luxurious ski and spa hotel under its signature brand, Marriott Hotels, at the heart of the new Gorky Gorod ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana. The region will host the Winter Olympics next month.