Baltic Air Charter Association Names Volga-Dnepr Airlines as ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ by members of the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) for the second consecutive year.

The award comes in the airline’s 25th anniversary year and was presented at BACA’s annual awards luncheon at the Guildhall in London that was attended by over 380 senior executives from some 140 companies in the global air charter industry.

2015 marks the sixth occasion Volga-Dnepr has won the air charter industry’s most prestigious cargo charter airline award following its previous successes in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The trophy was presented to Georgy Sokolov, Regional Sales Manager of Volga-Dnepr Airlines by Pierre Van Der Stichele, Director Business Development – Cargo of Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, sponsors of the award category.

Ton Coe, Chairman of the Baltic Air Charter Association, said: “Congratulations again to Volga-Dnepr Airlines in winning the Best Cargo Charter Airline BACA Award for 2015. To have won two years in succession proves that the quality of service continues. The BACA members are the clients that vote and they have clearly shown what they think. Volga-Dnepr Airlines are also fine supporters of this Association and it’s wonderful that such companies gain the recognition they fully deserve.” BACA’s annual awards are based on the votes of its more than 210 members to identify the leading companies in both the cargo and passenger charter sectors.

Dennis Gliznoutsa, Vice President Sales at Volga-Dnepr Airlines, said: “We are especially proud to have won this award in our 25th anniversary year. To be recognised by other leaders and experts in the air charter industry for the quality of our work is a great honour for us. I also want to acknowledge the great work ofthe Baltic Air Charter Association which continues to represent and promote this great industry and encourage and reward service excellence.”

The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) is the successor to the Airbrokers’ Association founded by members of the Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange in March 1949.