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Russia is re-opening its borders to foreign students who show two negative coronavirus tests and arrive from countries with flight resumption agreements in place, authorities said Tuesday. More than 300,000 international students are estimated to have been unable to enter Russia due to the pandemic, The Moscow Times reports. Russian...
On Sunday, June 2, Brussels Airlines launched its first direct flight to Sheremetyevo International Airport. The route Brussels - Moscow - Brussels will be performed four times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays (arrival at 12:20, departure at 13:15 Moscow time) on Airbus A319. Passengers will be...
Sheremetyevo Airport will become the first airport in Russia with passenger registration through the Unified Biometric System, the press service of the airport said, Russian media reported. "Sheremetyevo Airport takes an active part in the interdepartmental working group. Moreover, Sheremetyevo has been chosen as the first airport to introduce a...
No new countries that Russian tourists could visit are likely to open in spring, Director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators Maya Lomidze told RBC TV channel on Tuesday, TASS informed. "I don’t think new countries will be added in spring. We currently have countries that receive Russian nationals...
In the second part of September, demand for international trips was 25–40% greater than in the same time the previous year, Kommersant writes. According to Igor Blinov, a spokesman of the National Network of Travel Agencies, sales growth is dependent on the direction. According to Oleg Kozyrev, Marketing Director...
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has announced it is leasing two used Airbus A330-200 aircraft from California-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the American company said in a statement. Previously on a nine-year ALC term lease with Vietnam Airlines, these aircraft will be delivered to the Moscow-based Nordwind “in the spring,” the lessor...
Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) and the governors of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Tver regions announced the signing of an agreement to develop the joint inter-regional tourism project 'Sovereign’s Road', TASS reports. The document was signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Authorities hope the new route...
Sheremetyevo International Airport announced the results of the open contest of external innovations SVOya Idea 2019. Every year, the airport receives innovative suggestions from passengers and employees and awards the authors of the best ideas with valuable prizes. Traditionally, all suggestions fall into one of four categories: Passenger Leisure, Development...
S7 Airlines carried 281,000 passengers in May and became the largest air carrier in the Russian Federation for the second month in a row, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported on Thursday. In total, in May, Russian airlines transported 946,000 passengers, which is 91.3% lower than a year earlier. In...
Alibaba Group's logistics operator and Russia's postal service, Pochta Rossii, have launched their first direct China-Russia cargo flights to deliver AliExpress goods purchased online by Russians, AliExpress Russia said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The move, which AliExpress Russia hopes will help it cut the time it takes to deliver orders...