Antalya, tourists in the airport

First Russian tourists arrive in Turkey after resumption of flights

The first planes from Russia full of Russian tourists began arriving in Turkey on Monday at tourist destinations such as Antalya or Muğla, after almost 5 months of suspension of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. Only on Monday some 80 planes with 23,000 passengers landed in Antalya, which has carried out a strict program of implementation of security measures. In 2019, almost 6 million Russian tourists visited Antalya.