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First international flight since Crimea became part of Russia leaves
for Istanbul
Economy
July 20, 1:46 updated at: July 20, 2:54 UTC+4
SIMFEROPOL, July 20. /ITAR-TASS/. The first international flight has
left Simferopol airport for Istanbul, Turkey, for the first time since
Crimea re-united with Russia in March 2014. A Yak 42 turbojet of the
Grozny Avia air company took off from Simferopol airport on Saturday,
July 19, with 99 passengers onboard - the citizens of Russia and
Turkey.
Anatoly Tsurkin, Crimea's deputy transport minister, told Itar-Tass
that the departure had initially been planned for 8:00 in the morning.
However, the flight was delayed for several hours because it took more
time to finish all the formalities.
"The flight check-in started at 18:00 on Saturday. We had to connect
migration control with the border service before passengers could
start crossing the border at the airport," Tsurkin said.
According to Pyotr Yarosh, the head of the regional Federal Migration
Service department, passengers did not have any problems in passing
the migration control, the CrimeaInform news agency reports.
"It is the first international flight so far. I believe that it is
going to be good both for Simferopol and Crimea. We are going to meet
and see off passengers from all over the globe without problems in
future," Yarosh said.
According to Crimea's Deputy Transport Minister Anatoly Tsurkin,
Grozny Avia has made a test flight to Istanbul. The plane will return
from Turkey to Crimea with passengers onboard.
"The future flights will depend on economic expediency and the terms
of the receiving side," Tsurkin told Itar-Tass.
"At present we have agreed that (Turkey) will receive the first
flight. I find it hard to say how things will go in future," Tsurkin
explained.
Late in June, two Russian air carriers, including Urals Airlines and
Grozny Avia, asked the Federal Air Transport Agency for access to
international flights from Simferopol.
Urals Airlines are planning to make five flights a week from
Simferopol to Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan (Armenia), Tashkent
(Uzbekistan), Dushanbe and Khudzhand (Tajikistan).
Grozny Avia intends to fly from Crimea to Yerevan and Antalya (Turkey)
twice a week. The air company will also make daily flights to
Istanbul. The Federal Air Transport Agency has given both companies
access to the aforesaid international flights.
On June 7, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on
opening Simferopol airport to international flights.
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Economy
July 20, 1:46 updated at: July 20, 2:54 UTC+4
SIMFEROPOL, July 20. /ITAR-TASS/. The first international flight has
left Simferopol airport for Istanbul, Turkey, for the first time since
Crimea re-united with Russia in March 2014. A Yak 42 turbojet of the
Grozny Avia air company took off from Simferopol airport on Saturday,
July 19, with 99 passengers onboard - the citizens of Russia and
Turkey.
Anatoly Tsurkin, Crimea's deputy transport minister, told Itar-Tass
that the departure had initially been planned for 8:00 in the morning.
However, the flight was delayed for several hours because it took more
time to finish all the formalities.
"The flight check-in started at 18:00 on Saturday. We had to connect
migration control with the border service before passengers could
start crossing the border at the airport," Tsurkin said.
According to Pyotr Yarosh, the head of the regional Federal Migration
Service department, passengers did not have any problems in passing
the migration control, the CrimeaInform news agency reports.
"It is the first international flight so far. I believe that it is
going to be good both for Simferopol and Crimea. We are going to meet
and see off passengers from all over the globe without problems in
future," Yarosh said.
According to Crimea's Deputy Transport Minister Anatoly Tsurkin,
Grozny Avia has made a test flight to Istanbul. The plane will return
from Turkey to Crimea with passengers onboard.
"The future flights will depend on economic expediency and the terms
of the receiving side," Tsurkin told Itar-Tass.
"At present we have agreed that (Turkey) will receive the first
flight. I find it hard to say how things will go in future," Tsurkin
explained.
Late in June, two Russian air carriers, including Urals Airlines and
Grozny Avia, asked the Federal Air Transport Agency for access to
international flights from Simferopol.
Urals Airlines are planning to make five flights a week from
Simferopol to Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan (Armenia), Tashkent
(Uzbekistan), Dushanbe and Khudzhand (Tajikistan).
Grozny Avia intends to fly from Crimea to Yerevan and Antalya (Turkey)
twice a week. The air company will also make daily flights to
Istanbul. The Federal Air Transport Agency has given both companies
access to the aforesaid international flights.
On June 7, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on
opening Simferopol airport to international flights.