More than a thousand Russian tourists can not fly from Dubai

25 March 2020


More than a thousand Russian tourists stay at Dubai airport, unable to fly home due to the cancellation of four FlyDubai flights scheduled for their departure.


"Four scheduled FlyDubai flights  for the export of Russian citizens to Moscow, Samara, Krasnodar and Kazan have been canceled. Information about this was received only on March 24. The airline claims that it follows the recently received state order", Irina Tyurina, press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel industry told RIA Novosti.


The Russians, according to her, stay at the airport in Dubai, they are suggested to take the nearest flights, on April 7.


Tyurina reminded that Pobeda flights to Dubai have been completely canceled, and Aeroflot flights for the export of tourists are fully booked for a week ahead.

 

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