No one was injured when a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane en route from Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi to the northern city of Arkhangelsk made an emergency landing, a source in aviation services said.
Russia's federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya has banned night flights to Iranian airports between June 14 and June 24, during the window from 23:00 to 11:00 Moscow Time, the agency announced.
Russian airlines are ready to fully resume flights to Middle Eastern countries. However, in this matter they are guided, among other things, by recommendations from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said.
Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin said more than 1,000 flights a week between Russia and Turkey were planned for 2026.
Alexey Overchuk announced talks between Russia and Azerbaijan on expanding the air travel network.
Kazakhstan and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the development of unmanned transport and digital technologies in the transport sector, the Kazakh Ministry of Transport.
The airspace of ten countries in the Middle East was closed since February 28 and more than 250 flights to and from Russia were canceled during that period, Russia's Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said.
Utair has begun repatriating Russian citizens from the UAE, with the first aircraft will depart for Moscow today.
Russian and foreign airlines have canceled 216 flights from Russia to the Middle East in recent days due to the situation in the region.
According to the Russian Ministry of Transport, Kazakhstan and Belarus have expressed interest in unmanned cargo transportation.
Russia is ready to resume direct air traffic with the United States, head of the Federal Agency for Air Transport Dmitry Yadrov said.
The decision was reportedly made for technical reasons
The temporary failure in the operation of the Leonardo booking system has affected the flight schedule, the Russian Ministry of Transport said.
Foreign carriers will be permitted to operate flights between Russian cities, according to an announcement by the Russian Ministry of Transport. No increase in traffic is expected for domestic carriers due to their limited fleets.
Currently, it is allowed in one direction
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev held a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Tehran. The parties discussed cooperation between the two countries in the transportation sector, according to the Russian government's website.
A queue of more than 2,000 heavy-duty vehicles has formed at the Upper Lars border checkpoint between Russia and Georgia, according to authorities in North Ossetia.
One of the issues under discussion is legislative measures to facilitate cargo transit
Russian, Azerbaijani and Iranian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding on boosting the North-South cooperation efficiency following the 83rd meeting of the CIS Railway Transport Council.
Russian aviation authorities recognize significant potential for developing air transportation between Russia and Egypt, with the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) planning to advance this initiative.
