To date, the low-cost airline model has failed to take-off in Russia as restrictive bilaterals and hard legislation have made it difficult for carriers to succeed despite the massive potential. A number of foreign carriers have now commenced flights into Russia, most notably easyJet, Vueling and Wizz Air and others, including Ryanair, have expressed interest in flying domestically within the country. In our analysis, below, we look in greater detail at the Russian domestic market and Aeroflot's own capacity over the past ten years. During this period (2004 – 2013) available seats have doubled from 24.7 million to 49.9 million. Between 2004 and 2012 Aeroflot's share of capacity rose a modest 5.9 percentage points from 13.4 per cent in 2004 to 19.3 per cent in 2012, but then jumped to 23.9 per cent in 2013 and is forecasted to rise to 36.1 per cent this year after the full integration of the networks of regional partners into its mainline business. Data provided by