The Russian government has authorized the return of direct flights. The first flights programmed are three weekly flights into the La Romana airport, announced Dominican Ambassador to Russia, Hans Dannenberg Castellanos. Azur Air (Anex Tour) will be flying a B777 with 531 seats directly from the Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) in Vnukovo District, 28 km southwest of the center of Moscow, Russia. The airport is connected by Aeroexpress train to Moscow’s Kievsky Stations. The Azur Air flights will arrive on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The La Romana International Airport is the closest airport for tourists headed to Bayahibe, Dominicus and La Romana destinations, and is only half an hour drive from Punta Cana area.
The Russian national coronavirus task force also announced the resuming of Russian flights to Egypt’s resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, Bahrain and Moldova on the same 9 August 2021 date.
The announcement of the new flights coincides with new lows of Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic, where the positivity rate has dipped under 10%. 24-hour positivity for 8 August 2021 was a low 3.59%. Cases of coronavirus in Russia rose in July and then began to decline in August.
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10 August 2021