Through which city will Russians be able to fly to closed countries?
Turkey (Istanbul airport) claims the place of the main hub for transportation to and from Russia.
Following the closure of the skies by Europe and other countries to Russian airliners, Turkey is expanding flights to Russia.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu: Turkey has not imposed any sanctions against Russia. That is what we intend to do.”
Turkey is now Russia’s main international market, accounting for 17.3% of flights and 18.3% of seats.
Turkish Airlines has stopped flights to only two Russian airports – closed for security Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don. The remaining flight programs – flights to Moscow/Vnukovo (VKO), St. Petersburg (LED), Kazan (KZN), Sochi (AER) and Yekaterinburg (SVX) – are only expanding.
The Turkish carrier offers five direct flights a day to Moscow.
Unfortunately, the cost of tickets is growing - flight prices have increased 10 ten times, as a result, prices for Moscow-Istanbul flights range from 12 thousand to 21 thousand Turkish liras or $ 830 - 1451. Previously, they cost 1.2 – 1.2 thousand Turkish liras. Business class tickets start from 40 thousand Turkish liras.
In total, 38 countries are participating in the closure of the sky for Russia.
Source: tourprom