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Russia resumes Qatar, India, Vietnam and Finland flights
Harry S. Johnson- January 16, 2021Russian airlines restart flights to four more countries Read More
Singapore Airlines restarts Singapore-Moscow service
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021Singapore flag carrier announces resumption of Moscow flights Read More
Affordable Russian COVID vaccine expands to Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 11, 2021The cost is $10.00, the efficiency rate 90%, and fully avoids severe cases of COVID-19. This vaccine was authorized in ... Read More
Massive avalanche kills three people at Russian Arctic ski resort
Harry S. Johnson- January 9, 2021Avalanche covered an area of around 300 square meters, crushing several huts and killing three people including a child Read More
Russia considering issuing ‘vaccine passports’ for international travel
Harry S. Johnson- January 4, 2021Russia considering issuing new form of travel document for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 |Russia vaccinates its citizens ... Read More
Russia to launch e-visas as soon as COVID-19 situation allows
Harry S. Johnson- January 2, 2021Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a system to issue short-stay, single entry electronic visas (e-visas) to foreign visitors has been ... Read More
Tourists beware: Russia’s most dangerous crime spots revealed
Harry S. Johnson- December 31, 2020Foreign tourists are drawn to Russia by its gleaming cathedral domes, historic sites, exotic locations and breathtaking nature. But, along ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes Warsaw passenger flights
Harry S. Johnson- December 29, 2020Press secretary of the Warsaw Chopin Airport announced that Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot has resumed commercial flights to Poland's capital ... Read More
Russia extends UK flight ban through January 12
Harry S. Johnson- December 28, 2020Russia's official COVID-19 response center announced that the country has extended suspension of all flights between Russian Federation and the ... Read More
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport opens reconstructed Runway-1
Harry S. Johnson- December 28, 2020Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport commissioned its newly reconstructed runway one (Runway-1) on December 24th in a ceremony that featured a ... Read More
Russia suspends all flights with Great Britain
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Russia suspended all flights with the UK amid news of the discovery of a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 ... Read More
Sheremetyevo Airport celebrates 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020Sheremetyevo International Airport will join a series of international events in December 2020 dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the ... Read More
Thailand resumes visa-free regime for Russian tourists
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020Thailand's authorities have decided to resume the visa-free regime for Russian tourists. Now Russian visitors, who want to spend no ... Read More
AirBridgeCargo’s new Boeing 777F lands at Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) welcomes the arrival of Volga-Dnepr’s Boeing 777F. The representatives of Volga-Dnepr Group, Boeing Corporation, GE Healthcare ... Read More
Russia extends financial support for its airlines during COVID-19 crisis
Harry S. Johnson- December 14, 2020Russia's Prime Minister announced today that the country's government has extended subsidy programs to support airports and airlines amid the ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines launches second weekly Addis Ababa flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 10, 2020Ethiopian Airlines has introduced its second weekly flight to Addis Ababa from Domodedovo Airport. The carrier performs regular flights on ... Read More
Sales of fake negative COVID-19 test certificates booming in Moscow
Harry S. Johnson- December 9, 2020According to acting department chief of Moscow public prosecutor’s office, the sales on the websites selling false certificates of negative ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport: Over 60% of passengers opt for online check-in
Harry S. Johnson- December 4, 2020S7 Airlines and Moscow Domodedovo Airport looked into how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced digital passenger services, paying particular attention ... Read More
Emirates launches daily Dubai flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020On November 30, Emirates performed its first ЕК 131 flight as a part of the renewed flight schedule on the ... Read More
Sheremetyevo International Airport uses AI to manage airport activities
Harry S. Johnson- November 28, 2020Sergei Konyakhin, Director of the Production Modeling Department of JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport, gave a presentation at the Artificial Intelligence ... Read More
Russia’s business travel sector lost 80% of revenues in 2020
Harry S. Johnson- November 23, 2020According to the head of the Department of State Tourism Projects and Tourism Safety of Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism, ... Read More
Venezuela resumes Russia flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 23, 2020Air traffic between Russia and Venezuela resumes on November 23, the civil aviation service of the Latin American country announced. ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport: 1.5 million passengers served in October
Harry S. Johnson- November 19, 2020Moscow Domodedovo Airport reported that it welcomed 1.5 million passengers in October 2020. Domestic passenger traffic at Domodedovo amounted to ... Read More
Emirates ups Airbus A380 deployment, adds services to UK and Russia
Harry S. Johnson- November 18, 2020Emirates announced plans to operate its popular Airbus A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from 27 November ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes flights to Nice, France
Harry S. Johnson- November 16, 2020Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot will resume flights to the French Riviera - Nice from November 20, the airline officials said. ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Cyprus flights but Russian tourists still not welcome
Harry S. Johnson- November 13, 2020Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot announced that it will resume weekly flights between Russian Federation and Cyprus starting on November ... Read More
Russian Azur Air launches Maldives flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 13, 2020Russian charter airline Azur Air will start operating flights from Moscow to Male (Maldives) on Boeing-777 from November 28. Previously, ... Read More
Russia introduces new e-visa for citizens of 52 countries
Harry S. Johnson- November 12, 2020While Russia’s borders have partially reopened following a nearly total border shut-down in the spring, most foreigners are still not ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Hong Kong flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 9, 2020Russian Consulate General in Hong Kong announced today that Russia's flag carrier airline will resume flights to Hong Kong, interrupted ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport renews ISAGO Certification
Harry S. Johnson- November 2, 2020Moscow Domodedovo Airport has successfully met the requirements of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations program (ISAGO), renewing its ... Read More
Aeroflot: Passenger traffic being restored in financially prudent manner
Harry S. Johnson- October 30, 2020PJSC Aeroflot (Aeroflot) today announces its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months (9M) ending 30 September ... Read More
Pegasus Airlines launches new Antalya – Moscow flight
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020Pegasus, Turkey’s digital airline, is adding a new route to its growing number of direct flights from Antalya, Turkey, with ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Tokyo flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020National flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, announced that ... Read More
Russia resumes Japan, Serbia and Cuba flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 14, 2020Russia announced that it is resuming flights with three more countries: Serbia, Japan and Cuba. According to the order of ... Read More
Sheremetyevo Airport’s main taxiway construction approved
Harry S. Johnson- October 10, 2020The Main Construction Expert Review Agency (Glavgosexpertiza) of Russia has approved the design engineering surveys for construction of the remaining ... Read More
Sheremetyevo installs video assistant to help passengers with hearing and speech impairments
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020A new digital device at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport provides information to passengers with disabilities, including those with hearing and speech ... Read More
