The ban on flights to airports in the south of Russia was extended for the 13th time

Flights from February 24 are not operated at 11 Russian airports, including the resorts of Anapa and Gelendzhik. The ban has been extended until May 19

The restriction of flights to 11 cities in southern RUSSIA was extended until May 19, RBC was told in the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

“The regime of temporary flight restrictions at 11 Russian airports has been extended until 03:45 Moscow time on May 19, 2022,” the ministry said.

The restrictions apply to flights to the airports of Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista.

it is recommended to organize transportation of passengers on alternative routes through the airports of Sochi, Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol and Moscow.

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For the first time, restrictions on the operation of airports in the Russian south were introduced on February 24, when Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. Since then, the restrictions have been extended 12 times, most recently until May 13.

The Ministry of Transport announced that a temporary hub is being created on the basis of the Sochi airport, which continues to operate. The city expects to receive about 4.5 million guests from May to September 2022, said Inna Petukhova, deputy HEAD of the city administration. The tourist flow, compared with the five months of the high season in 2021, according to her, can grow by almost 10%.

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At the same time, the entire Krasnodar Territory does not expect an increase in tourist traffic this summer. As Sergei Romashkin, DIRECTOR general of the Dolphin tour operator, pointed out, demand is constrained by the closure of airports. According to him, as of mid-April, bookings in Anapa are 15% worse than last year, and Crimea "is going twice as bad." The Crimean authorities believe that the tourist flow will be at the level of last year.