The government of Poland plans to restore air service with Russia, as well as with a number of other countries, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a decree, partially published by the Polish Press Agency.

According to the decree, besides Russia also China, Gabon,…

Russia confirmed 4 785 new coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 942 106.

Over the past 24 hours 110 people have died, bringing the total official toll to 16 099.

Russia has delivered coronavirus-related humanitarian aid to at least…

Wizz Air has confirmed the restart of its London Luton flights to Moscow and since August 19, the carrier has resumed regular flights from St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport to the United Kingdom.

The flights from St. Petersburg to Luton Airport are planned to be operated up to three times…

Rosaviatsia informed the airlines about the opening of three more Russian cities for international flights. The new rule took effect from August 20. Now this means expanding the flight program only to Turkey (the flights to Tanzania and Great Britain from the regions are not planned yet).

“In…

Routes connecting St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region with four Finnish cities will open in 2021, the press service of the Leningrad Region government reports.

The routes will be arranged within the framework of the project - "Tourist Corridor" St. Petersburg – Saimaa. They will link…

Swiss Airlines resumed flights from Russia on Saturday, Domodedovo airport said in its official telegram channel.

“Domodedovo has served the first regular flight of Swiss Airlines after the resumption of flights between Russia and Switzerland. Flight LX 1327 took off today from Domodedovo…

Leading Russian airlines resumed flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to popular tourist destinations in Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman, in Turkey, on August 10 as part of the phased restoration of international air traffic. Passenger traffic on these routes totaled 9 000 people during the…

From September 1, air traffic to the most of the CIS countries may be resumed, and the list of Russian airports from which international flights will be permitted should be expanded.

This information was announced in ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia). According to preliminary…

Aeroflot Airlines will resume flights to Geneva, Switzerland, from August 15. Earlier, the Russian government made a decision on the possibility of resuming flights with the country.

“Flights will be operated from August 15 under a reduced program (one flight per week on Saturdays). As international…

Russia confirmed 5 102 new coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 907 758.

Over the past 24 hours 124 people have died, bringing the total official toll to 15 384.

Separate figures published Friday by Russia’s statistics agency Rosstat…

Russians should not wait the opening of the border with Finland at least until September 8th. The northern country has once again extended travel restrictions, explaining this by an increase of the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the world. Previously, restrictive measures were announced before…

Russia confirmed 5 212 new coronavirus infections Saturday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 882 347.

Over the past 24 hours 129 people have died, bringing the total official toll to 14 854.

A total of 6 615 people recovered over the last 24 hours.

Moscow…

Russian authorities could resume a lot of international flights since Aug. 11. Where it’s currently possible to travel to and from Russia:

These places are open to Russian citizens with a mandatory two-week quarantine upon arrival:

— Britain

These…

By early August, several visa centers in Russia resumed their work. However, visa services are available only for limited categories of persons.

Bulgaria Austria, Germany, Spain, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia:

Visa centers remain closed until further…

From August 1, Austria will lift the ban on regular flights from 18 foreign countries, including Russia. This follows from a new notice for pilots (NOTAM), in which the Republic notified airlines on changes of restrictions of flights to the country.

At the same time, the Austrian Ministry…

Russia confirmed 5 509 new coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 834 499.

Over the past 24 hours 129 people have died, bringing the total toll to 13 802 - a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.

A…

The European Union will remain closed to Russian citizens until at least mid-August.

After three months of being closed to nonessential travel, the EU reopened its borders on July 1 to visitors from countries that were considered to have controlled their coronavirus outbreaks. The EU is…

Finland is closed for Russians for another month

The Finnish authorities have decided to close the border with Russia until August 25. The reason is the situation with COVID-19, the Border Guard said.

So, as the Finnish authorities said, for opening the border it is necessary that…

Russia plans to restart international flights to Britain, Turkey and Tanzania on August 1 more than four months after closing its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Russia grounded nearly all international flights in late March to slow the coronavirus outbreak, allowing only special…

Since July 20, the French visa centers in Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Saratov and Khabarovsk have resumed their work. But tourists can’t get visas yet.

From July 6, the visa…