Aeroflot offers an introductory US$698 round trip fare on flights to Russia purchased in the Dominican Republic before 8 October 2021. The departures are for flights before 14 November and with a return before 17 December 2021.
Visas are not needed for Dominican nationals to travel to Russia.
Aeroflot is operating two weekly direct flights on Airbus 350s with a capacity for 316 passengers.
Russia authorized direct flights to the Dominican Republic to resume as of 9 August.
In addition to Aeroflot, Azur Air is another airline now flying direct from Russia. The new Azur Air frequencies start 1 October from St. Petersburg, 2 October from Ekaterinburg, 4 and 5 from Kazan and Ufa, 9 October from Rostov del Don and 11 October from Novosibirsk.
The Aeroflot flight connects passengers and cargo to all cities in the Russian Federation. Dominican ambassador to Russia, Hans Dannenberg Castellanos stresses that travelers can use the Russian flight as a gateway to Central Asia. Likewise, he said the new flight is a travel alternative for those flying to Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Delhi, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, Almaty, Yerevan, and Belgrade.
The direct flights open up a new world for exports of Dominican products to Russia, the Dominican ambassador stressed during his participation in the WorldFood Moscow 2021 fair held 21-24 September 2021.
Dannenberg Castellanos met recently with executives of Aeroflot to discuss issues related to the new flight from Moscow to Punta Cana, which starts on 1 October 2021.
For more information, see Aeroflot
28 September 2021