Nordwind Airlines primarily operates service between airports in Russia and holiday destinations around Europe and Asia.

[6][7] The number of passengers transported was as follows:[8] On April 29, 2013, two surface-to-air missiles were fired by unknown forces in Syria at a Nordwind Airlines jet flying from Sharm El Sheikh to Kazan.

[11] The Wall Street Journal reported that Nordwind transported approximately 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million from Venezuela to a refinery near the airport in Entebbe, Uganda.

These March 2019 shipments allegedly expose a global underground economy the United States government suspects helps Nicolás Maduro stay in power in Venezuela.

[citation needed] The fleet previously included the following aircraft: Media related to Nordwind Airlines at Wikimedia Commons