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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 21 May 2022)
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Russian tourism to Turkey reporting.
No Finns or Swedes allowed.
As the tourism season approaches, Russia has a shortage of airplanes
for tourists because of Western sanctions, so it has given over two-
thirds of it flights to Turkey. The newspaper "Rus Kommersant"
explained that "as the result of pressure from the tourism sector and
the social tensions in Russia, the Russian government has opened the
doors to Turkish air carriers."
"As of 1 June, a quota of 438 flights per week will be allotted to
Turkish air carriers for flights to Russia, whereas the quota
for Russian air carriers will be just 177 flights per week to Turkey.
This development in Turkey's favor is linked to Western sanctions
imposed against Russia because of the war in Ukraine. Since the
Airbus and Boeing airplanes leased by Russia have been reclaimed
by their owners, there is a shortage of airplanes in Russia right now."
"There remains a risk for Russian flights to Turkey that connect at
other airports. As Russia has turned over the bulk of air tourist
travel to Turkey for the summer season, Moscow has asked for a
guarantee from Ankara that its airplanes will not be seized at
Turkish airports."
More than 10,000 different kinds of economic sanctions have been
imposed against Russia because of the Ukraine war, prompting
Moscow to reevaluate its tourism sector. In 2021, even with the
COVID pandemic raging, Russia sent 4.7 million tourists to Turkey
but this year that number will drop to 3 million, according to tourism
sector experts.
"Rus Kommersant" reported that right now the cost of a round-trip
ticket to Turkey is 100,000 rubles, about 26,000 TL ($1,600). With
the increase of flights as of 1 June, this price is expected to drop to
30,000 rubles, or 8,000 TL ($500).
As always, the Turkish word for "sanctions" is "welcome!".
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