Russian airlines have received admission to regular flights to 24 countries, including Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Also given permission for charters to Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Cuba and France. Earlier, the EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer said that it was too early to talk about opening Europe for Russians.
The list also includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Maldives, Malta, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, Czech Republic and Uzbekistan.
Permission to carry out passenger traffic was received by the carriers Red Wings, Azimut, Nord Star, AzurAir, Ural Airlines, Russia, Utair, Ikar, RusLine, IrAero, "North Wind", "Pobeda", "Aeroflot", "Siberia", "Royal Flight".
Also given permission for charters to Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Cuba and France.
A permit was also issued for air cargo transportation to a number of states, according to the order of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation).
"The decision to issue these admissions is not a basis or a decision to resume flights on international routes," the department clarifies. For its part, the Operational Headquarters for Combating the Spread of Coronavirus under the Government of the Russian Federation reported that Russia does not plan to close borders or restrict air traffic, reports RIA News".
Over the past day in Russia, 10,888 COVID-19 coronavirus cases (of which a quarter are asymptomatic) were identified in 84 regions, 117 deaths were confirmed. About 230 thousand people remain under medical supervision.
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