Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the emergency response centre for preventing the import and spread of the new coronavirus infection in Russia. The meeting participants adopted decisions on resuming air and rail traffic.
Following the discussion and considering the
epidemiological situation in a number of countries, members of the emergency response centre decided to resume regular
international air traffic from 10 June 2021 with the following countries on a
reciprocal basis:
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Austria
(Moscow-Vienna, twice a week)
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Croatia
(Moscow-Zagreb, twice a week)
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Hungary
(Moscow-Budapest, twice a week)
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Lebanon
(Moscow-Beirut, once a week)
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Luxembourg
(Moscow-Luxembourg, once a week)
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Mauritius
(Moscow-Port Louis, twice a week)
–
Morocco
(Moscow-Casablanca, twice a week).
From 10 June, chartered flights will resume between
Russia and Albania (Moscow-Tirana, once a week).
From 10 June, the number of flights between Russia and
Greece will increase by two flights per week between Moscow and Athens on a reciprocal
basis. The number of flights between Russia and Azerbaijan (Moscow-Baku),
Armenia (Moscow-Yerevan), Qatar (Moscow-Doha), Uzbekistan (Moscow-Tashkent) and
Tajikistan (Moscow-Dushanbe) will increase by one flight per week. The number
of flights between Russia and Egypt (Moscow-Cairo) and Serbia (Moscow-Belgrade)
will reach seven per week. With Germany, international air traffic will resume between
Moscow and Munich.
Due to the improved epidemiological situation in the
United Kingdom, members of the emergency response
centre decided not to renew the decision to suspend bilateral air traffic. From
2 June, regular flights will resume between Moscow and London three times a
week on a reciprocal basis.
Considering the complicated epidemiological situation in Turkey and Tanzania, it
was decided to extend the current air traffic restrictions until 21 June 2021.
Members of the emergency
response centre also decided to resume international flights from the airports
in Nizhnekamsk, Vladikavkaz and Tomsk from 10 June, with due consideration for
the Government Directive No. 635-R dated 16 March 2020 and the need to comply
with sanitary and epidemiological requirements.
