Volga-Dnepr Airlines to provide organization for Silk Way Rally Raid 2009

Volga-Dnepr Airlines will provide organization and support services for the forthcoming Silk Way Rally Raid 2009 rallying through Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from 5 to 13 September this year.

The airline will ensure full coverage of flights conducted by a joint flight detachment in support of the rally. After the competition is over, Volga-Dnepr's planes will return vehicles of rally participants from Ashgabat to Leipzig.

"We are certified for flight dispatch services as well as possess experience of involvement in such large-scale projects. For example, in 1997-1998 we were engaged for work of similar scope and nature in the Master rally," noted Valery Gabriel, Executive President of Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

The decision to arrange Silk Way Rally 2009 was made by joint agreement of presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It will be held under the Dakar Series brand. The motor race will be given the green light in Kazan, the capital city of Republic of Tatarstan, Russia on 5 September with the finish line in Ashgabat on 13 September after passing 4,500 kilometers through Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. 62 cars and 21 trucks from 34 countries applied for participation in the rally.