Russia is re-opening its borders to foreign students who show two negative coronavirus tests and arrive from countries with flight resumption agreements in place.

More than 300 000 international students are estimated to have been unable to enter Russia due to the pandemic. Russian universities…

Russia is resuming flights to two more countries. According to the decision of the headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, flights will be operated on a reciprocal basis from Russia to Greece and Singapore from February 8. The geography of flights from Russian cities abroad is also expanding.

Flights…

Nordwind began flying from Moscow (Sheremetyevo) to Belgrade on January 24, together with Aeroflot and Serbian carrier Air Serbia.

The declared frequency is once a week on Sundays. The price of air tickets is about 459 Euros for a round trip. The company noted that the first flight was well…

Aeroflot Airlines announced that it had canceled regular flights to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Greece, India and dozens other countries from March 28 to April 30. The decision was made in connection with the continuation of restrictions on COVID-19.

From March 28 to April 30, the flights…

For citizens of four more countries - Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar - restrictions on entry to Russia, imposed due to the spread of the coronavirus, are being lifted. The corresponding order was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, according to the press service of the Russian government.

Citizens…

Restarting flights between Russia and Finland since the end of January does not mean automatically the opening of the border for Russian tourists or restarting the visa issuance process. Since January 27, Russia will resume flights to four more countries, including Finland. Flights to Helsinki at…

Russia will resume flights to Vietnam, India, Finland and Qatar on January 27, 2021, with several flights per week, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday.

“After discussing and taking into consideration the epidemiological situation in certain countries, the…

Russia will suspend flights to and from the United Kingdom until February 1, 2021, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said in a statement.

“The anti-coronavirus crisis center has decided to keep flights to and from the United Kingdom suspended. In order to protect public health, the suspension…

Russia has suspended its electronic visa system until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic, as Federal Tourism Agency reports.

Citizens of 52 countries, including EU member states, China and India, were expected to be able  to take advantage of e-visas from Jan. 1, 2021. However,…

Russia is extending the suspension of flights with the UK until January 12, 2021. Previously, flights were suspended from December 22 for a week.

To ensure the protection of public health, the restrictions have been extended till January 12, 2021. Russia, like many other countries, has suspended…

Russia will impose a 14-day quarantine requirement on individuals arriving from the U.K. starting Dec. 26 due to the spread of a more-contagious coronavirus strain in southeastern England, state consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has ordered.

All arriving passengers with the exception…

Russia has confirmed 28 776 cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, with the total case count going up to 2 906 503, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed reporters on Tuesday.

The day before, 29 350 daily cases were recorded, which was the…

Russia suspended the air traveling to and from the United Kingdom for a week from December 22 in view of a new coronavirus strain appeared there, the coronavirus infection response center told.

“The response center for novel coronavirus infection import and spread prevention made a decision…

Last week, the UK Ministry of Health announced the discovery of a new form of COVID-19 in the country, which, according to experts, is spreading much faster than the previous one.

The new type of coronavirus in the UK is believed to be 70% more infectious. Italy, the Netherlands (until January…

The Russian airline Aeroflot will resume flights between Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) and Helsinki from December, 24. “From December 24, we will operate flights on Thursdays, except December 31. After that – every Thursday until the end of March,” said a representative of the air carrier.

Direct…

Russia has confirmed 2 597 711 cases of coronavirus and 45 893 deaths. For December 11, the authorities confirmed 28 585 coronavirus cases and a new record of 613 deaths.

- Moscow municipal workers as well as residents working in the culture and service sectors will be able to receive Russia’s…

S7 Airlines announced the start of flights from Moscow to Vienna. The first flights are planned from December 27. According to the carrier, the flights will be operated once a week on Sundays.

At the same time, Russian citizens can purchase air tickets for flights from Europe to Moscow,…

The tour operator Biblio-Globus decided to bring its subsidiary Biblio Travel to the UK tourism market and will allocate 46 million Euros for its development. This is stated in a message on the Biblio Travel website.

"The support from the parent company will be £ 41million. The new tour…

Russia has confirmed 2 322 056 cases of coronavirus and 40 464 deaths. For December 01, the authorities confirmed 26 402 new coronavirus cases and a new record of 569 coronavirus deaths.

- Universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg will switch students to remote learning until early February…

Russia, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, has stopped regular and charter flights with other countries since March 27. The exception were cargo, postal, ambulance and humanitarian flights, aircraft’s  maintenance, transit flights with landing for refueling (crew change) on the territory…