The Moscow-backed leader of Crimea said Monday that visitors should stop coming to the annexed peninsula during the coronavirus pandemic, after a surge in traffic to the annexed peninsula was observed this weekend, RIA Novosti reports.
Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, banned all hotels and guest houses...
Sheremetyevo International Airport has been named Airport of the Year in the annual Wings of Russia National Aviation Awards program for the second year in a row.
The awards, which recognize excellence in 13 aviation and aviation-related categories, were announced April 15 in a ceremony held in a video broadcast...
Russia’s largest airline, state-run Aeroflot, has further reduced the number of frequencies on its domestic routes, including the most popular ones between Moscow and St Petersburg, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, and Krasnodar, Rusaviainsider.com reports.
This is the second wave of Aeroflot’s domestic service reductions in which the company adjusts its schedule to...
Sheremetyevo Airport has long been Russia’s main international air hub, and as such, the specific features of its security systems and their continuous strengthening is among the top priorities for the airport’s officials.
According to Viktor Yermakov, Deputy Director General for Aviation Security, Sheremetyevo International, the airport is constantly keen...
The Krasnoyarsk Region will invest about one billion rubles ($13 million) in renewing the air fleet of its carrier KrasAvia, TASS reported on Wednesday.
According to the Krasnoyarsk Region’s Minister of Transport Konstantin Dimitrov, air routes are the only communication for passengers and cargoes for the region’s many districts, including...
The Russian government has allocated up to 3.5 billion rubles ($47.3 million) from the country’s reserve fund to reimburse tour operators for their losses due to the coronavirus outbreak, Regnum reported.
The funds will be used to reimburse expenses incurred in implementing measures - under agreements on sales of tourist...
Domestic tourism in Russia may resume in July, but the country’s resorts will have to reduce prices by 20-40% in order to attract visitors after the pandemic, the CEO of tour operator Intourist Victor Topolkaraev has said, according to Finmarket.
“If the situation with coronavirus will go on a positive...
Domestic technical solutions are proving to be very efficient, Sheremetyevo Airport’s security systems showed. According to the airport’s security officials, most of the logistics were changed ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup that took place in the country, and passengers are now seeing the benefits of those efforts.
“I...
Alexander Ponomarenko, Chairman of Sheremetyevo’s Board of Directors, discussed the airport's response to the pandemic and the prospects for resuming normal airport activity in an interview with Forbes Russia.
Forbes Russia: The aviation business was affected by the coronavirus pandemic most significantly. Based on what scenario are you planning the future...
The number of passengers flying with Russian airlines fell by 26.6% in March, federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya said on Thursday, according to Rusaviainsider.com.
Amid heavy restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Russian carriers served 6.57 million people in March, a sharp decline year-on-year. First-quarter numbers were also...
