Review of UTair Aviation flight from Krasnodar to Sochi in Business

Prologue

Today I will write about a really short but handy flight from Krasnodar to Sochi. Nowadays the flight is operated by UTair, but around 3 years ago only Aeroflot did this flight, and even earlier, before 2012 Kuban airlines were flying it with YAK-42. This flight goes to Sochi and back multiple times every day, and usually it is operated by ATR-72, but if there is a big event taking place at Sochi, they fly it with a 737-800.

Before the flight

Here is the KRR appron:

Look at this, that's my plane arriving from AER!

The boarding for business class passengers is done with buses like these:

Boarding to this aircraft is only available through the back of the plane, and that's why business class cabin is the back of the plane:

Sunset boarding:

first part of the flight

That's how the row looks: (by the way UTair also puts one passenger to two seats, just like Austrian)

That's what they have in the seat pocket:

Here is the legroom: quite good, considering the fact that the plane is small:

For take off and landing they give you a candy, just like about 10 years ago. Good old traditions)

Wow! You can actually see what degree flaps are set to:

They also give this "traveler kit" to you:

Mid-flight

They serve you meal and drinks:

Looks like a bus:

Decent and after-flight

I booked a seat on the right side specially to see the Olympic Park (looks much better in real life):

Here is the plane after the flight:

And the olympic rings (I take a picture of them every time i come here :)):

Bonus pictures