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Russia resumes Qatar, India, Vietnam and Finland flights
Harry S. Johnson- January 16, 2021 16:45Russian airlines restart flights to four more countries Read More
Singapore Airlines restarts Singapore-Moscow service
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021 00:19Singapore flag carrier announces resumption of Moscow flights Read More
Affordable Russian COVID vaccine expands to Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Serbia
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 11, 2021 00:50The cost is $10.00, the efficiency rate 90%, and fully avoids severe cases of COVID-19. This vaccine was authorized in Algeria, and earlier in Argentina, Bolivia and Serbia. Read More
Massive avalanche kills three people at Russian Arctic ski resort
Harry S. Johnson- January 9, 2021 16:29Avalanche 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, 2021 22:43Russia considering issuing new form of travel document for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 |Russia vaccinates its citizens |New document to enable Russian citizens to travel across the ... Read More
Russia to launch e-visas as soon as COVID-19 situation allows
Harry S. Johnson- January 2, 2021 16:18Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a system to issue short-stay, single entry electronic visas (e-visas) to foreign visitors has been set up and is ready to be launched, but its ... Read More
Tourists beware: Russia’s most dangerous crime spots revealed
Harry S. Johnson- December 31, 2020 16:20Foreign tourists are drawn to Russia by its gleaming cathedral domes, historic sites, exotic locations and breathtaking nature. But, along with those glittering tourist attractions, Russia also has some very ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes Warsaw passenger flights
Harry S. Johnson- December 29, 2020 19:06Press secretary of the Warsaw Chopin Airport announced that Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot has resumed commercial flights to Poland's capital city of Warsaw. The first direct flight of Aeroflot from ... Read More
Russia extends UK flight ban through January 12
Harry S. Johnson- December 28, 2020 22:38Russia's official COVID-19 response center announced that the country has extended suspension of all flights between Russian Federation and the United Kingdom trough January 12, 2021. "The Response Center for ... Read More
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport opens reconstructed Runway-1
Harry S. Johnson- December 28, 2020 18:02Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport commissioned its newly reconstructed runway one (Runway-1) on December 24th in a ceremony that featured a parade of airfield equipment. With the commissioning of Runway-1, which ... Read More
Russia suspends all flights with Great Britain
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020 15:15Russia suspended all flights with the UK amid news of the discovery of a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 in the country, according to the latest reports by Russian ... Read More
Sheremetyevo Airport celebrates 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020 23:20Sheremetyevo International Airport will join a series of international events in December 2020 dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. On ... Read More
Thailand resumes visa-free regime for Russian tourists
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020 19:34Thailand's authorities have decided to resume the visa-free regime for Russian tourists. Now Russian visitors, who want to spend no more than one calendar month in Thailand, do not have ... Read More
AirBridgeCargo’s new Boeing 777F lands at Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020 15:39Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) welcomes the arrival of Volga-Dnepr’s Boeing 777F. The representatives of Volga-Dnepr Group, Boeing Corporation, GE Healthcare and Domodedovo met the first commercial flight from Seoul. Volga-Dnepr ... Read More
Russia extends financial support for its airlines during COVID-19 crisis
Harry S. Johnson- December 14, 2020 23:08Russia's Prime Minister announced today that the country's government has extended subsidy programs to support airports and airlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "The government decided to extend the programs to ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines launches second weekly Addis Ababa flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 10, 2020 18:35Ethiopian Airlines has introduced its second weekly flight to Addis Ababa from Domodedovo Airport. The carrier performs regular flights on Thursdays and Saturdays. The flights arrive at Domodedovo Airport at ... Read More
Sales of fake negative COVID-19 test certificates booming in Moscow
Harry S. Johnson- December 9, 2020 22:10According to acting department chief of Moscow public prosecutor’s office, the sales on the websites selling false certificates of negative test results for the presence of the COVID-19 infection increased ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport: Over 60% of passengers opt for online check-in
Harry S. Johnson- December 4, 2020 15:40S7 Airlines and Moscow Domodedovo Airport looked into how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced digital passenger services, paying particular attention to contactless check-in and pre-boarding identification procedures. Studies show that ... Read More
Emirates launches daily Dubai flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020 15:32On November 30, Emirates performed its first ЕК 131 flight as a part of the renewed flight schedule on the route Dubai (DXB) – Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) - Dubai ... Read More
Sheremetyevo International Airport uses AI to manage airport activities
Harry S. Johnson- November 28, 2020 16:23Sergei Konyakhin, Director of the Production Modeling Department of JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport, gave a presentation at the Artificial Intelligence Systems 2020 on November 24 conference showing how Moscow's Sheremetyevo ... Read More
Russia’s business travel sector lost 80% of revenues in 2020
Harry S. Johnson- November 23, 2020 23:33According to the head of the Department of State Tourism Projects and Tourism Safety of Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism, the country's business travel sector's 2020 revenues plunged 80% compared ... Read More
Venezuela resumes Russia flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 23, 2020 15:17Air traffic between Russia and Venezuela resumes on November 23, the civil aviation service of the Latin American country announced. Bolivia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Iran, Turkey and Panama were also ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport: 1.5 million passengers served in October
Harry S. Johnson- November 19, 2020 15:50Moscow Domodedovo Airport reported that it welcomed 1.5 million passengers in October 2020. Domestic passenger traffic at Domodedovo amounted to 1.3 million. Sochi, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad were the ... Read More
Emirates ups Airbus A380 deployment, adds services to UK and Russia
Harry S. Johnson- November 18, 2020 23:27Emirates announced plans to operate its popular Airbus A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from 27 November and six times a week to Manchester from 2 December, ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes flights to Nice, France
Harry S. Johnson- November 16, 2020 15:57Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot will resume flights to the French Riviera - Nice from November 20, the airline officials said. But only certain categories of travelers will be allowed entry ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Cyprus flights but Russian tourists still not welcome
Harry S. Johnson- November 13, 2020 17:50Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot announced that it will resume weekly flights between Russian Federation and Cyprus starting on November 22, 2020. Aeroflot will be flying from Moscow, Russia to ... Read More
Russian Azur Air launches Maldives flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 13, 2020 15:32Russian charter airline Azur Air will start operating flights from Moscow to Male (Maldives) on Boeing-777 from November 28. Previously, only Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot operated flights to these exotic ... Read More
Russia introduces new e-visa for citizens of 52 countries
Harry S. Johnson- November 12, 2020 18:44While Russia’s borders have partially reopened following a nearly total border shut-down in the spring, most foreigners are still not able to enter the country. But starting on January 1, 2021, citizens ... Read More
Russian Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Hong Kong flights
Harry S. Johnson- November 9, 2020 23:56Russian Consulate General in Hong Kong announced today that Russia's flag carrier airline will resume flights to Hong Kong, interrupted in spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to consulate ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport renews ISAGO Certification
Harry S. Johnson- November 2, 2020 15:41Moscow Domodedovo Airport has successfully met the requirements of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations program (ISAGO), renewing its certificate. For the latest certification, the ISAGO team assessed Domodedovo ... Read More
Aeroflot: Passenger traffic being restored in financially prudent manner
Harry S. Johnson- October 30, 2020 16:10PJSC Aeroflot (Aeroflot) today announces its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months (9M) ending 30 September 2020 in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards (RAS). RAS results ... Read More
Pegasus Airlines launches new Antalya – Moscow flight
Harry S. Johnson- October 22, 2020 15:27Pegasus, Turkey’s digital airline, is adding a new route to its growing number of direct flights from Antalya, Turkey, with the launch of its direct flights to Moscow. The inaugural ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Tokyo flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020 00:14National flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, announced that it will resume flights from Moscow to Tokyo on November ... Read More
Russia resumes Japan, Serbia and Cuba flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 14, 2020 05:29Russia announced that it is resuming flights with three more countries: Serbia, Japan and Cuba. According to the order of the head of Russia's government, flights will be operated twice ... Read More
Sheremetyevo Airport’s main taxiway construction approved
Harry S. Johnson- October 10, 2020 06:20The Main Construction Expert Review Agency (Glavgosexpertiza) of Russia has approved the design engineering surveys for construction of the remaining section of the airport main taxiway and adjacent parts of ... Read More
Sheremetyevo installs video assistant to help passengers with hearing and speech impairments
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020 11:44A new digital device at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport provides information to passengers with disabilities, including those with hearing and speech impairments. The Video Information Assistant (VIA) is located in the ... Read More