Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the Emergency Response Centre for preventing the import and spread of the novel coronavirus infection in Russia.
Following the discussion and
considering the epidemiological situation in certain countries, it was decided
to resume regular air flights with the following countries on a reciprocal
basis from 24 July 2021:
–
France: Moscow-Paris and Moscow-Nice, four flights a
week on each route; St Petersburg-Paris and St Petersburg-Nice, two flights a
week on each route;
–
The Czech Republic: Moscow-Prague, four flights a
week.
It was also decided to
increase the number of regular flights to Austria on a reciprocal basis from 24
July 2021 (St Petersburg-Vienna, two flights a week), Belgium (St
Petersburg-Brussels, two flights a week), Bulgaria (Moscow-Sofia, Moscow-Varna,
Moscow-Burgas, from four to seven flights a week on each route, St
Petersburg-Sofia, St Petersburg-Varna, St Petersburg-Burgas, four flights a week
on each route, Yekaterinburg-Varna, one flight a week), Hungary
(Moscow-Budapest, from two to four flights a week, St Petersburg-Budapest, two
flights a week), Greece (Moscow-Thessaloniki and Moscow-Heraklion, from five to
seven flights a week on each route), Lebanon (Moscow-Beirut, from one to three
flights a week), Croatia (Moscow-Zagreb, from two to three flights a week;
Moscow-Split and Moscow-Dubrovnik, from two to five flights a week on each
route) and Ethiopia (Moscow-Addis Ababa, from three to four flights a week).
It was also decided to
resume flights from international airports in Arkhangelsk, Novokuznetsk and
Orsk to foreign countries from 24 July, with due account of the Government Directive No. 635-R of 16 March
2020, and in compliance with essential sanitary and epidemiological
requirements.
Members of the Emergency
Response Centre also discussed the possibility of resuming air flights to
Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh following the signing of an executive order by
President Vladimir Putin on lifting the ban on passenger flights from Russia to
Egyptian cities. As per an instruction by Tatyana Golikova, Head of the Emergency
Response Centre, Rospotrebnadzor Head Anna Popova held talks, via
videoconference, with members of the Egyptian delegation headed by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El Enany. In an effort to protect the health of
Russian tourists, the parties agreed to send a Russian delegation to Egypt to assess
the epidemiological situation, the preventive measures at tourist hotels and resorts,
and the capabilities of national laboratories and medical institutions.
Following the Russian delegation’s visit, the Emergency
Response Centre will decide whether it is possible to resume air flights to Hurghada
and Sharm El Sheikh.
The
Emergency Response Centre recommends that travelers become vaccinated against the
COVID-19 infection before flying to foreign states.
