VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) – Charter flights between Russia and Turkey had been suspended following the downing of a Russian Su-24 combat plane by Turkey over Syria in November 2015.
"We just had a restriction for some time on the entry of our kids to Turkey, because we could not guarantee their security," Toivonen said on Thursday, adding that since charter flights have resumed for tourists, "there is no such restriction [anymore]."
On Sunday, the Russian government signed a decree on lifting the existing restrictions on charter flights to Turkey. However, the government recommended Russian airlines to boost security measures.
On Tuesday, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said that the first charter flight from Russia to Turkey was expected to take place on September 3.