In Turkey expect that passenger air travel with Russia suspended due to the introduction on the background of the pandemic coronavirus restrictions will be resumed on July 25. This was stated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors AnexTurizm Group of Neset Kochkar, writes TourProm.ru.
According to him, at that date already scheduled, some Charter flights.
“According to our forecasts, by that time, the flights will restart,” — said the expert, stressing that the demand for Turkey among Russian tourists is projected at a very high level.
In turn, the President of Federation of Turkish hotels (TUROFED), Sururi Corabatir reported that accommodation at local resorts took all the necessary precautions and are fully ready to receive guests.
“Russian tourists are the biggest market in Turkey. Russia is the locomotive of development of tourism in our country”, — said the President of the Association of travel agencies of Turkey (TÜRSAB) Firuz Baglica.
The Ministry of transport of Turkey on 15 July announced the agreement on the resumption of air links with Russia. 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 halted scheduled 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.
