Since the start of the initiative more than 24 hours ago funds were gathered to plant 53 667 trees

One of Russia’s biggest airlines to provide EUR1.4 for every Siberia ticket sold online to replant trees.

S7 Airlines - known as Sibir, meaning Siberia, from 1992 till 2005 - has temporarily changed its name back to what it used to be as part of fundraising campaign.

‘Siberia is the homeland of our airline’, said the airline in a statement.

‘We cannot be indifferent to the environmental situation in the region.

‘Forest fires in Siberia have spread to more than 3 million hectares.

‘We are temporarily returning to our historical name, which is Siberia Airlines, and launching an initiative to replenish forests in Siberia.’

Since the start of the initiative more than 24 hours ago funds were gathered to plant 53 667 trees.

The official name of the airline is Siberia Airlines although mot passengers know it as S7.

It is part of the Oneworld Alliance which includes American Airlines, Finnair, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, LATAM, and Japan Airlines.

It is the second largest Russian airline after state-owned Aeroflot with its headquarters in Ob, Novosibirsk region.