Russia will lift restrictions on scheduled and charter flights to dozens of countries, previously imposed due to the spread of COVID-19, on April 9. Website of the Russian Government reports with reference to the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
He specified that he signed the corresponding document, which the aviation industry and citizens have been waiting for. «The incidence rate is declining, which means that it is time to expand the destinations that are available to Russian airlines. Now they can fly without restrictions to 15 countries... We are resuming air communication with 52 countries,» Mikhail Mishustin said.
The Russian Federation has ceased regular and charter flights to other states because of the pandemic on March 27, 2020. Exception was made for export, cargo, mail, sanitary and humanitarian flights.
On March 9, 2022, Russia lifted restrictions on flights to eight countries — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran — imposed due to COVID-19.
