Russia is not ready to soften stance on air links with Tajikistan, not yet approved the flights of domestic airlines Radio station ECHO of MOSCOW

Russia is not ready to soften stance on air links with Tajikistan, Dushanbe is not yet agree on all flights of domestic airlines. In the coming days the negotiations between the two sides are planned. About a controversial issue – in the article by Olga Kuznetsova.

Moscow’s Position remains unchanged, official Dushanbe must allow all flights, including flights from the airport Zhukovsky. Otherwise, Russia may from 8 November to suspend flights to Tajikistan, told TASS in the Russian Ministry of transport. The Department explained that the Dushanbe classifies Zhukovsky, the Moscow aviation hub and has international flights from him, assuming the parity conditions of carriage

between the two countries. This follows from the bilateral agreements. However, under Russian law, Zhukovsky refers to Ramenskoye aviation hub, has concluded the Ministry of transport. In Tajikistan noted that this direction is new and a contract for its use was not concluded, but the authorities are ready to sign another agreement on mutual flights. Moreover, you do not have no claims to Russian airlines. According to RIA “Novosti”, the special delegation has gone to Moscow to resolve contentious issues. In the Russian Ministry of transport until immediate plans for negotiations there. In Dushanbe calls provocation information on the possible termination of air communication with Russia. Aviation administration of Tajikistan has sent a letter with a proposal to hold bilateral consultations on 24 November. Their Russian counterparts also sent a message with an initiative to confirm the flight schedule in full before December 1 in the interest of the passengers of the two countries. Writes NEWSru.com now on the route Moscow — Dushanbe are only two companies from Tajikistan, and the cost of tickets this year has increased by a third and reached a minimum of 28 thousand rubles in total there and back. While passenger traffic compared to last year grew more than 40%.

According to the agreement between the two countries, from Tajikistan to Russia runs 56 weekly flights.