The temporary restriction of flights to 11 Russian airports, including Simferopol, has been prolonged until May 19. This was reported by the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia).
"Until May 19, 03:45 a.m. Moscow time, the temporary restriction on flights to 11 Russian airports has been prolonged: Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista," the Agency informed.
The Federal Air Transport Agency recommends that airlines organize the transportation of passengers on alternative routes using the airports of Sochi, Volgograd, Mineralniyeh Vody, Stavropol and Moscow.
The other country's airports, including international ones, are operating normally.
All changes in the schedule of airports and airlines should be checked on their official websites.
The ban on flights to Crimea and a number of other Russian airports has been in effect since February 24.
We have already written more about the options for coming to the peninsula here.
Tourists can get all the latest information by calling the Crimean Ministry of Resorts hotline at 8 800 511 80 18. All calls in Russia from mobile and landline phones are toll free.
