Pobeda Airlines has opened ticket sales for direct flights to Sochi from Gagarin international airport (part of the Airports of Regions holding). Flights from Saratov to the Black Sea coast are scheduled thrice a week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from May 30 to September 26. The flight will depart at 11:40 from Gagarin airport and arrive in Sochi at 12:45. Local time is indicated for each airport.
Flights from Sochi to Saratov will also be operated on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The departure from the Sochi airport is scheduled for 13:15; the arrival in Saratov is due 16:10 local time.
Pobeda plans to use Boeing 737-800 planes seating 189 flyers.
See the complete timetable on the official website of Gagarin airport in the Seasonal Schedule section; you may see the prices and book tickets without extra commission fees on the website of the airline.
Pobeda is the first carrier to fly to the new Gagarin airport built in the greenfield. At present this low cost company flies from Saratov to Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.