The hoteliers of Antalya, the Turkey's most popular resort, plan to host from 2 to 2.5 million of Russian tourists in this year. By their estimation, the reason for such a favorable prognosis is the Turkey's leadership on the Russian market at the stage of early booking. The Turkish resorts now account about 50% of total bookings, and the depth of sales comes to October. In the last year, the resorts of Antalya coast were visited by 500 thousand Russian tourists, which is 7 times less, than it was in 2015.

“The tour operator "Intourist" plans to launch five weekly charter flights from Samara airport "Kurumoch" to Antalya and Dalaman in the summer. The planned volume of transportation will be 25% more than in 2015”, - said at a press conference the Deputy Director General of the company Alexander Musikhin.

Ural Airlines has received the status of carrier, assigned from Russian Federation, to carry out regular flights on the route Moscow - Dalaman (Turkey)”, - reported the Federal Air Transport Agency on Friday. The company will be able to perform up to 7 flights per week. Earlier, the airline "Rossia" was an appointed carrier from RF for the flights Moscow – Dalaman.

“Nordwind Airlines will perform regular flights from Volgograd to Istanbul”, - said the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency. "In accordance with the note of the MFA of Russia, the LLC "North Wind" is appointed by the Russian side to carry out scheduled air flights on the rout Volgograd - Istanbul- Volgograd instead of the previously designated "Airline "RusLine", - it is reported in the statement.

“Turkey is in the lead among other international destinations in terms of booking tours for the summer of 2017. It has about 50% of total sales”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Wednesday with reference to the data of tour operators. "The leading tour operators explain such a meaningful result by the strengthening of the ruble and high accommodation discounts, which the Turkish hoteliers provide", - noted in the report.

The Russian and Turkish Airlines will perform regular flights between Moscow and Alanya. That is follows from the memorandum of understanding between the aviation authorities of the Russian Federation and Turkey, which is published by the Federal Air Transport Agency on Thursday.

“Turkish Airlines plans to increase the frequency of flights Istanbul - Kazan - Istanbul to five per week in summer programmer”, - according to the report of press service of the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who held a meeting with the CEO of the airline Bilal Eshki on Thursday in Ankara

“At the end of April 2017 for the first time on the Russian market Coral Travel tour operator will launch charter flights from Moscow to Gazipaşa airport (Alanya)”, - reported the head of the company’s department of public relations Marina Makarkova. "Airlines Royal Flight will fly to Gazipasa airport every day from 26 April.

“The resorts of Antalya were visited by more than 430 thousand Russian tourists for the period less than three months after resumption of charter flights to Turkey. This number is 22 times more than in January-August 2016”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Thursday.

“In September and October Turkey was visited by three times more tourists than market participants had expected. The number of Russians rested there reached 300 thousand”, - told reporters on Thursday the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze.

In October the Antalya airport recorded the arrival of 129.5 thousand Russian tourists. In the same month of the previous year, this number amounted 126.6 thousand, an increase is - 2.5%, "In the segment of organized tourism Russia was the sole country among the abroad markets, which showed growth, while the other European markets showed double-digit drop.

“Russia may consider the cancelation of visas for business travel from Turkey, but the complete abolition of the visa regime is doubtful due to security reasons”, - said the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev on Sunday. "The question of visa-free exchange in general is very difficult, because it concerns the security issues, related to the latest terrorist attacks (in Turkey).

“Russia and Turkey have resumed the question about the possibility for Russians of payment in Turkey in rubles”, - said the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev to reporters in Istanbul on Sunday after a meeting with the Minister of Economy of Turkey Nihat Zeybekchi.

“The number of tourists visited Turkey resorts is close to the last year's level in October 2016”, - said the Head of public relations department of “Coral Travel” tour operator Marina Makarkova to the portal "Interfax-Tourism". We fly to Antalya from 24 cities by charter and regular flights.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on Thursday September 29 that after the restoration of charter air service with Russia the country was visited by 60 thousand Russian tourists. "After the abolition of the ban of charter flights from Russia there was a boom in our tourism sector.

“Before the end of 2016 Antalya expects to be visited by about 500 thousand tourists from Russia”, - told Munir Karaloglu the Governor of Antalya province to Russian journalists. "This year was recessionary for the tourism industry not only for Antalya region but also for the whole Turkey, and it concerns not only the lack of Russians.

More than 30,000 tourists from the Russian Federation flew to Turkey’s Antalya in the first 12 days after resumption of charter flights between the countries, the Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) reported Monday with reference to Turkish media. "In the period from 2 to 14 September, in the first 12 days after resumption of charter flights to Turkey almost 31,000 Russian tourists flew to Antalya.

Russian Airlines are able to meet the recovering demand for flights to Turkey, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said in an interview with TASS at the Eastern Economic Forum on Friday. "Taking into account the end of summer, tourist season, and the beginning of the new school year, I think that our companies will be able to mobilize a sufficient number of their aircraft in order to meet the recovering demand this year for flights to Turkey," the minister said.

Russian tour operators after the opening of charter transportation to Turkey noted the high occupancy of the first flights and period of record sales - reported in the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) on Thursday. "The demand was so high that in some regions we had to organize additional chain and to extend the terms of the flight programme.

“Tour operators “Anex Tour”, "Coral Travel" and "Pegas Touristik" announced the imminent launch of charter flights to Antalya (Turkey) from Belgorod” – informed "Interfax" the head of Belgorod airport press-service Vitaly Gorkovenko. The program, the consolidator of which is “Anex Tour”, will start on September 27.

Tour operators expect a high demand to Turkey in September and especially October. But the volume of the autumn-winter charter programme will depend on the situation in Egypt – the Head of “Coral Travel” PR company reported the "Interfax-Tourism" portal. "On Tuesday, September 6, we’ll launch the first regional flight from Samara, then from Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Perm.

First charter flights with Russian tourists will fly to Turkey on September 4-5, Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia told TASS. "The first charter (flight) will fly on September 4-5," she said. Earlier on Monday, some media reported that the charter flights from Russia to Turkey for clients of the Intourist tour operator will start on September 2. But a manager with the tour operator told TASS that the tours to Turkey with a departure date of September 2 the company offers on its website imply regular, not charter flights. "We sell tours to Turkey, but these are regular flights by Turkish Airlines.

Russia’s Azur Air operator of charter flights plans to launch flights to Turkey’s Antalya on September 3, the carrier’s director for public relations, Anastasia Matyushina, has told Tass. She said the application for charter flights to Altalya was sent to Rosaviatsia (the Federal Air Transport Agency), and the reply is expected on Tuesday morning.

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to lift the ban for chartered flights between Russia and Turkey. The document is published on the government's website. The document also reads the air companies serving chartered flights between Russia and Turkey should provide additional security measures. Russian air authorities ready to provide necessary conditions The ban for chartered flights between Russia and Turkey is off, press service of the Ministry of Transport said on Sunday.

Some 15 Russian air companies are ready to resume chartered flights to Turkey as permission is in place, head of Rosaviatsiya Alexander Neradko told reporters on Saturday. "They are about 15 companies," he said. All the companies, which formerly served chartered flights to Turkey, would like to offer flights, he added.