Resting on the beach in Turkey,
Charter flights to Turkey will not be renewed this year. This is the result of negotiations that lasted several hours
The negotiations on the resumption of charter flights between Turkey and Russia took place in Moscow on July 14. As the “Izvestia” newspaper reported the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze, the Russian side has put forward a whole block on security issues at airports, resorts, during transfers and excursions. After six hours of negotiations, it was decided to start a working group, which will discuss the Russian requirements. In addition, the Turkish representatives should provide a list of hazardous tourist destinations in the east and southeast of the country.
According Lomidze, it is now clear that charter flights between Russia and Turkey this year will not be resumed. Not the fact that it will happen in 2017.
The lack of agreement on the charters, as well as the suspension of regular flights in connection with the attempted military coup in Turkey significantly reduced demand for travel to this country. In addition, the general director of the agency “Heath season” Irina Khakimov noted that the value for money hotels in Turkey this season is poor. She explained this by the fact that oriented hotel Russians eight months were half-empty, and develop infrastructure and to recruit staff can not be at the height of the season.
According to the vice-president of ATOR Vladimir Kantorovich, the number of tourists in Turkey would be small even provided that the resumption of charter air service. “The vast majority of people who were going to have a rest, the choice is already made,” – he believes
On Monday, July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said that Turkey has not yet provided the Russian authorities to guarantee the safety of Russian tourists. . “It is clear that in this world nothing is guaranteed, but at least they have such guarantees to give, and it will be sufficient to resume flights,” – said the official
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the lifting of the ban on charter flights. Turkey, which was introduced after the incident with the downed Su-24, 29 June. This was preceded by a conversation with the head of state by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to Putin, Erdogan assured him “that they will do everything that depends on them to ensure the safety of our citizens».
8 July the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev instructed the agencies within a week to submit proposals to the government for the resumption of charter flights. Lomidze predicted that charter flights to Turkey will resume no earlier than the end of July.
Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation in early July said that charter flights may resume on July 7th. The communication department noted that the Turkish side has approved the application to perform 17 flights. Media wrote that we are talking about Azur Air flights. However, departures of these dates were canceled.
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