The first international flights from August 1, will fly from Moscow, Moscow suburbs, Petersburg and Rostov-on-don in three countries. It will be great Britain, Turkey, which has repeatedly announced plans to resume flights in Russia, and Tanzania. And you can fly will not in all cities, but only in London, Ankara and Istanbul, and Zanzibar. Flights to the resort town of Turkey will open only on August 10. In addition, in the UK of Russian tourists waiting for a two-week quarantine.From August 1 to resume international flights from the airports of Moscow, the Moscow region, St.-Petersburg and Rostov-on-don, said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “This decision will enable us to expedite the return of citizens from abroad”, he added (quoted by “Russia 24”).According to the Vice Prime Minister, the head of staff for the coronavirus Tatyana Golikova, from August 1, Russia will open flights to the UK, Turkey and Tanzania. She clarified that we are talking about flights to London on arrival, which, according to the requirements of the country, it is necessary to observe a 14-day quarantine. Fly to Turkish Ankara and Istanbul will also be available from 1 August, and flights to the resort city of Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman will open from August 10. In Tanzania the flights will be resumed in Zanzibar. “This is a tourist route, which was also popular among certain categories of our citizens, there is also renewed to the relevant aviation links,” said Ms. Golikova in the air “Russia 24”.As reported by “Kommersant”, Turkey and Tanzania was not included in the list of the countries where at the first stage of the CPS proposed to allow flights (see “Kommersant” on July 11). But the list included Britain. Turkish authorities have repeatedly stated about the readiness to resume flights. In addition, the willingness to open flights to Russia from August 1 said and Turkish Airlines. Participants of the Russian aviation market was expecting that the first international flights will be operated with the 1st of August.The decision on the resumption of flights on the basis of reciprocity agreed between the aviation authorities of the countries as well as developed foreign Ministry and Rospotrebnadzor, said the Minister of transport Eugene Dietrich. “Russian airlines are prepared to resume international flights today, the Federal air transport Agency will notify them about renewal from August 1, flights in several towns of those States, and the company will soon start sales of tickets,” he said. The Minister said that the flights from the airports of Moscow, Petersburg and Rostov-on-don will be implemented in the first phase, the resumption of flights, and for these cities will be cancelled the restriction on the number of arrivals: “no more than 500 people in Moscow and other cities — no more than 200 people a day.”In General, the negotiations on mutual resumption of flights are conducted from 30 countries, said Eugene Dietrich: “the expansion of ggeografii open international areas continues.”Olga Nikitina
