Passenger flow on Russian charters to Turkey to reach 5 million
By Kamila Aliyeva
Passenger flow on charter flights from Russia to Turkey will quickly recover and is expected to reach the level of 5 million people per year, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 1, TASS reported.
"It's too early to predict any concrete figures, but it may reach about five million," he said, adding "life is changing dynamically, but if nothing super-ordinary happens, then we will come out with these figures."
Chartered flights between Russia and Turkey were suspended from November 2015 through to August 2016 in the wake of an attack by the Turkish Air Force on the Sukhoi-24 bomber jet of the Russian Aerospace Force in the Syrian airspace. The bomber was engaged in the Russian antiterrorist operation in Syria.
In August 2016, after the President of Turkey apologized for the incident and negotiations between the two leaders, the parties decided to start the restoration of ties. Russian experts from the Transport Ministry studied and inspected the safety of Turkish airports and sent a corresponding report to the government.
On August 28, 2016, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on lifting the ban on charter air services between Russia and Turkey.
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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva
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