The Ministry of Transport of Russia has announced a significant increase in the number of flights between Turkey and Russia.
«The Russian aviation authorities have confirmed the applications of Turkish airlines to operate additional flights to Russia with a total frequency of 49 flights per week. Now, Russian airlines are planning to operate more than 720 flights per week on 62 routes. Turkish carriers have been approved for applications to operate regular flights between Russia and Turkey on 37 routes with a frequency of 629 flights per week in the IATA "Summer 2023" season», – the Ministry of Transport said.
It turns out that the total number of flights per week will exceed 1.3 thousand. There will be more flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Istanbul and Antalya, as well as from Kazan and Yekaterinburg to Antalya.