Russia will lift flight restrictions to 52 countries

Moscow, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) Russia will suspend from next Saturday flight restrictions to 52 countries, imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, informed today.

At a meeting with representatives of the United Russia party, the chief executive explained the incidence of the disease in the country is decreasing, so it is time to expand the destinations available to domestic airlines, TASS news agency reported.

“Now we are resuming flights to 52 countries, including Argentina, India, China, South Africa and other friendly states,” Mishustin explained, who recalled that at the moment it is only possible to fly without restrictions to 15 nations.

He pointed out the measure was approved taking into account the epidemiological situation of each country with respect to the incidence of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus at national level and it will involve both regular and charter flights.

Thus, as of next April 9, air communication between Russia and Algeria, Argentina, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Venezuela, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Israel, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, China and North Korea will be reopened.

It will also restore the connection with Costa Rica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Mozambique, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Serbia, Syria, Thailand, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Fiji, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, South Africa and Jamaica.