There is an increase of 30 percent in Turkey's air traffic, and we expect that this rate will increase in the coming days, said, tourist expert on Tuesday, June 22.
On April 15, Russia had temporarily suspended regular and charter flights with Turkey due to COVID-19 concerns. After a two-month break, Russian tourists started to come to Turkey again.
According to the Vice President of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TUROFED), Mehmet Isler, Russia's decision to allow flights took effect quickly. Earlier in the day, a Turkish Airlines plane, which departed from Vnukova Airport in the Russian capital Moscow, landed at Antalya airport at 0240 GMT with 132 passengers.
During the day, more than 12,000 tourists are expected to arrive in Antalya with 44 planes from Russia to Turkey. Isler stated that 16 million tourists came to Turkey last year, and the sector believes that the number of tourists will exceed 20 million in 2021.
