Russian Transport Ministry: Over 5 mln tourists to fly to Turkey by charters in 2017

Russian Ministry of Transport expects 5-5.5 mln tourists will fly to Turkey by charter flights in 2017, Minister Maxim Sokolov said on Monday on the air with Rossiya 1 TV Channel.

"We expect charter flights to Turkey will achieve their normal annual performance of approximately 5-5.5 mln tourists per year in 2017," TASS quoted Sokolov as saying.