Russian tourism representatives expect a large number of local tourists to visit Turkish coastal provinces as Ankara and Moscow decided to mutually resume flights soon.
The flights between the two countries are set to restart on Aug. 1 following a halt caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, with initial flights to the Turkish capital Ankara and Istanbul. The first charter flights for Dalaman, Bodrum and Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline are scheduled for Aug. 10.
Svetlana Baranova, press secretary of the leading Russian tour operator TEZ TOUR, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that many vacationers were waiting for the flights to resume with Turkey as there is a great demand for the country’s resort towns.
“We expect high demand for the August tours for holidays in Turkey,” she said.
Baranova said they have planned both scheduled and charter flights for Turkey from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don and regional provinces for the summer season.
Public relations specialist Yekaterina Saharova from Tutu.ru, one of the most popular ticket sales sites in Russia also told AA that Turkey is the country Russian vacationers have been waiting impatiently for the borders to reopen.
She noted that according to the analysts from Tutu.ru, as of 2 p.m. local time on July 24, ticket searches made for Turkey had seen a fivefold increase.
