Russia lifting restrictions imposed due to COVID on flights to 8 countries

Russia is lifting restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 on non-scheduled and scheduled flights to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran on a reciprocal basis, Report informs citing TASS.

“On March 9, 2022, in accordance with the decision of the government of the Russian Federation, restrictions on non-scheduled and scheduled flights to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran, previously introduced as part of preventing the spread of COVID-19, have been lifted,” the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency said.

Previously, COVID restrictions on flights to Belarus, the Dominican Republic, Egypt (except Cairo), the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Finland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, South Korea and Cuba were also completely lifted.

Flights to these countries are now limited only by the provisions of intergovernmental agreements on air traffic and separate agreements between the countries' aviation authorities.