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Air Arabia has officially launched its first direct flight between Ras Al Khaimah International Airport and Moscow Domodedovo International Airport.

Several airlines have announced the suspension of flights to Russian cities, after Western experts and the US suggested the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile.

Hainan Airlines successfully flew the initial flight of its new Haikou-Moscow route on 26th August, taking off from the Haikou Melian International Airport at 02.38 local time.

Abu Dhabi stands out as a top choice for long-haul Russian travellers, driven by a significant rise in seat availability for the second half of 2024.

PTM Partners and DoveHill are proud to announce the opening of Moxy St. Pete, under management from the Wurzak Hotel Group.

DreamFolks, India’s airport and travel services aggregator, is excited to announce its collaboration with Grey Wall, one of the largest airport and lounge service aggregators in Russia.

Business + Leisure Travel and MICE 2023 opened on 29th of September with a keynote speech from the Chairman of The Moscow City Tourism Committee, Evgeny Kozlov.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has increased the number of screening zones. Now passengers and guests of the air harbor have access to two new entrance groups, which are located in the T2 segment of the passenger terminal, designed to serve international flights.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has commissioned a new segment of the passenger terminal — T2, increasing the area of the air harbor to almost 500 thousand m2, and has already served the first international flights.

Mabrian, a travel intelligence provider, has conducted a study on the new travel trends in the Russian market, confirming that Turkey was the destination that grew the most during 2022, but also unveiling other destinations that grew in this market.

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Civil Aviation Authority, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of air transport with the Federal Republic of Russia.

The Dubai-based carrier will start its operations to St Petersburg from 20 January 2023 with a daily service. flydubai grows its network to 114 destinations supported by a fleet of 71 Boeing 737 aircraft.

A new milestone was announced at the National Assembly by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism today, November 25.
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As of November 1st, Bloomberg reported that Cathay Pacific had resumed some routes that previously involved flying across Russian airspace. As a result, for the first time since February, when restrictions were put in place in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the airline will restart operations over the polar regions. In the beginning, the measure only […]

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot said it is set to launch its flight services to Goa from Moscow, starting 2 November.

The European Union’s Commission has called on the Member States’ border authorities to impose tighter security checks for Russian travellers showing up at their points of entry.

Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania (MAE) has persistently repeated the recommendations addressed to Romanian citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Russia.

The Finnish authorities have said that the country is set to further restrict the entry of citizens of Russia into the country as it has been registering a high number of arrivals. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, said last week that all Russians who hold a valid tourist visa would be […]

After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of the Russian armed forces to support the war in Ukraine, Russian nationals frantically made preparations to leave the country. Flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Istanbul, Yerevan, and Tbilisi were all sold out on 21 September, according to major websites such as Skyscanner. Tickets […]

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on the European Union authorities to work intensively to lift its sanctions on Russia before the end of the year.