Russia to suspend flights with Turkey

Russia will suspend flights to Turkey due to an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus infection in this country, a source told RIA Novosti.

According to him, most likely, the measure will be in effect from April 15 to May 31, further decisions depend on the epidemiological situation in the republic.

The interlocutor of the agency confirmed that in the near future it will be announced which cities will limit flights, as well as when and how Russian tourists will return from Turkey.

For several weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 has been steadily increasing in Turkey. If in mid-March, the country's authorities registered from six to eight thousand cases, then since the beginning of April this number has reached 56 thousand. According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, it was from this country that most of the SARS-CoV-2 strains were brought to Russia.

Earlier, a RIA Novosti source said that about 25-30 thousand Russians are on vacation in the country.

Last year, 2.1 million Russian citizens visited Turkey, which is three times less than in 2019.