Tourist flow from Russia to Spain fell by almost 30% from the beginning of the year From January till May 2015, Spain was visited by a record number of tourists, although the number of tourists from Russia fell by 29%, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of the country on Monday. In the five months of this year, 22.5 million foreign tourists came to Spain, which shows an increase of 5.1% over the same period in 2014.

From January to April 2015, Spain was visited by 16 million tourists, which is a new record. According to the website of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain, an increase in tourist flow in comparison to the same period of the last year was 4.4%. Leader in the number of tourists to Spain was the UK: 3.2 million of its citizens were in Spain, the increase in tourist flow as compared to January-April 2014 amounted to 5.5%.

Azur Air has announced the expansion of its route network in the 2019/2020 autumn-winter schedule, including from Russian regions. The carrier will also increase the intensity of flights to its traditional destinations.