Where do Russians fly through interchange airports in Turkey, Serbia, the UAE?
Due to the introduction of aviation sanctions and the mutual closure of the skies between Russia and the countries of Europe and the United States, ForwardKeys sees an increase in passenger traffic from Russia through Serbia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates by more than 200% compared to the pre-pandemic level.
“Judging by the tickets issued between February 28 (when sanctions were imposed) and March 8 (the latest available data), the main interchange points for people traveling from Russia to Europe passed through Turkey, Serbia and the UAE,” said Olivier Ponti, vice president of ForwardKeys.
The main destination countries in Europe when flying through Turkey are Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Greece. When flying through Serbia – Montenegro, Cyprus, France, Switzerland, Italy.
When flying through the UAE, air passengers went to Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and France.
Turkey and the UAE were also hubs that linked Russia to the US and some Asian destinations.
Tickets Istanbul - Moscow with departure at the end of March cost from 39 thousand rubles in one direction. This is a flight through Yerevan by FlyOne airline. The cheapest ticket without transfers with departure at the end of March is 55 thousand rubles per flight.
Tickets to Belgrade (Serbia) from Moscow can be bought only with a transfer. The price at the end of March in one direction - from 48-50 thousand rubles. To fly a direct flight AirSerbia in early April costs from 65 thousand rubles. for one. Tickets with connections for these dates can be found at a price of 40 thousand rubles. one way.
Source: atorus