Aeroflot Russian Reawakening: The World Cup is coming, tourists are spending, Aeroflot’s rising and airlines are taking note Share WhatsApp LinkedIn X Facebook Email Aeroflot Russian Reawakening: The World Cup is coming, tourists are spending, Aeroflot’s rising and airlines are taking note January 2018 1 min read Seth Kaplan Subscribe Purchase ($55 USD) Already a subscriber? Login Issue Overview Is Russia an important airline market? For most global airlines in 2017, the answer was no. But in the world’s largest country by land mass—and ninth largest by population—developments are starting to get the industry’s attention.