it Became known about the negotiations for the launch of international flights in Russia, which was interrupted due to the introduction on the background of the pandemic coronavirus restrictions. This “Izvestia” said a source in one of the domestic airlines.
According to the interlocutor of the edition, the Ministry of transport “not forcing” negotiations with foreign partners to launch flights.
however, other airline representatives say that the only profitable direction, able in August to ensure reasonable traffic flow, will be Turkey. “Start low are today: “Aeroflot”, “Siberia”, “Ural airlines” and Charter carriers. But agreement on the resumption of flights to today,” — said the source.
in addition, it is believed that the Turkish side the resumption of passenger transportation need and, probably, for the recovery of tourist traffic will have to make concessions in relations with Russia. “The Russian side, on the contrary, it is advantageous to keep the borders closed as from the point of view of stimulating domestic tourism, and from the point of view of prevention of the second wave of coronavirus infection”, — said the interlocutor of “Izvestia”.
the Ministry of transport of Turkey on 15 July announced the agreement on the resumption of air links with Russia, which was interrupted due to the introduction on the background of the pandemic coronavirus restrictions. In turn, the representative of the Russian Ministry of transport refused to comment on the statement by the Turkish colleagues, as the official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the launch of the flights by phone and given instructions to the departments to start negotiations.
Russia stopped its regular and Charter flights from other countries on March 27. With the exception of the flights organized for the return of Russians from abroad, and private flights on behalf of the government.
