Support for the aviation industry was transferred to Russian citizens. Next year, the state will introduce a new fee of 1,000 rubles, which will be included in the price of airline tickets. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, on behalf of Putin, is developing an additional fee "to support the supply of new Russian aircraft", which will be included in the cost of the flight tickets. This is stated in the conclusion of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes on the draft federal budget for the years 2027-2029, writes Interfax. The fee can be introduced as early as next year. For domestic flights it will be 500 rubles, for international flights - 1000 rubles. The state will use the income received to lease and operate 258 aircraft of the MS-21, Ath-214, SJ-100 and the 114-300 types, which are supplied in accordance with the investment project "Comprehensive Plan for Expanding Aircraft Production". Earlier, Interfax wrote, citing industry sources, that Russian airlines may include in the price of the flight tickets a fee to support the operation of the latest SJ-100 and MC-21 aircraft. The "comprehensive plan to expand aircraft production" was concluded in 2024. The initiator was the state corporation Rostec, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade was appointed executor. The project provides for the modernization of factories and the increase of factory capacity. The project's goals stated the production of more than 600 fully indigenous aircraft in 2030. This project was supposed to be financed from the National Welfare Fund (NWF), from where they planned to withdraw more than 280 billion rubles on a repayable basis. However, the draft federal budget for 2027-2029 assumes a reduction in support for the aviation industry by 82.9 billion rubles. (by 23.3%) from 2027. The cuts will affect both airline subsidies and construction costs.

Support for the aviation industry was transferred to Russian citizens. Next year, the state will introduce a new fee of 1,000 rubles, which will be included in the price of airline tickets. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, on behalf of Putin, is developing an additional fee "to support the supply of new Russian aircraft", which will be included in the cost of the flight tickets. This is stated in the conclusion of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes on the draft federal budget for the years 2027-2029, writes Interfax. The fee can be introduced as early as next year. For domestic flights it will be 500 rubles, for international flights - 1000 rubles. The state will use the income received to lease and operate 258 aircraft of the MS-21, Ath-214, SJ-100 and the 114-300 types, which are supplied in accordance with the investment project "Comprehensive Plan for Expanding Aircraft Production". Earlier, Interfax wrote, citing industry sources, that Russian airlines may include in the price of the flight tickets a fee to support the operation of the latest SJ-100 and MC-21 aircraft. The "comprehensive plan to expand aircraft production" was concluded in 2024. The initiator was the state corporation Rostec, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade was appointed executor. The project provides for the modernization of factories and the increase of factory capacity. The project's goals stated the production of more than 600 fully indigenous aircraft in 2030. This project was supposed to be financed from the National Welfare Fund (NWF), from where they planned to withdraw more than 280 billion rubles on a repayable basis. However, the draft federal budget for 2027-2029 assumes a reduction in support for the aviation industry by 82.9 billion rubles. (by 23.3%) from 2027. The cuts will affect both airline subsidies and construction costs.