It has recently been detected that a number of Russian air carriers have been selling tickets for the flights not sanctioned by the aviation authorities. Sky Express, for example, signed chartered flights agreements to take its passengers to Pardubice, the Czech Republic, even though the permission to do this was not procured. Avianova started selling tickets for Moscow-Simferopol flight without obtaining the permission of the Ukrainian authorities o do so as well, RBC daily reports. Rosaviation’s spokesperson says the airline actually contracted for operating flights which it has no legal

The French retail hypermarket chain Auchan is planning to open four Auchan stores in Russia and one Raduga discount store, the Management Control Director of Auchan Russia Ludovic Holinier told the reporters during the Adam Smith Institute Russian Retail Trade Forum. ‘This is the minimum figure we are heading for, as we used to intend to set up at least six hypermarkets in Russia,’ Retail.ru quotes the executive as saying. The Director explained that fewer stores would be opened as it is hard to find suitable land allotments: the economic recession of 2008-2009 caused most construction sites

В 11.20 будет пресс-подход по итогам работы комиссии Правительства РФ по подготовке области к пожароопасному сезону (ул. Цвиллинга, 27). В 12.00 в министерстве строительства, инфраструктуры и дорожного хозяйства Челябинской области (ул. Елькина, 77) состоится первое организационное собрание Союза производителей строительных материалов Южного Урала. В 13.00 в пресс-центре «Комсомольской правды» (ул. Красная, 4) состоится пресс-конференция, посвященная старту городского фестиваля «Весна студенческая».

С 3 по 6 апреля в Челябинске пройдет выставка «Евразийские ворота России».