Tickets for charter flights from Russian cities to Tajikistan went on free sale on November 16. The Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response reportedly made such a decision following proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
The Tajik MFA information department says Tajik nationals can purchase air tickets for charter flights at the official points of sale of Tajik airlines in Russian cities.
Tajik MFA has asked Tajik airlines to introduce the system of online sale of tickets for charter flights from Russia.
Charter flights will be operated by Somon Air from Russian cities of Moscow, St Petersburg, Kazan, Ufa, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk and Surgut.
Compatriots returning home must hold a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test according to PCR method, made no earlier than 96 hours (4 days) prior to arrival in Tajikistan.
Recall, air traffic between Tajikistan and Russia has been suspended since March 20, 2020.
Tajik authorities have suspended all international flights. Tajikistan closed all its airports at midnight on March 19-20 due to the coronavirus concerns. Only charters flights to repatriate Tajik nationals stranded in foreign countries due to the coronavirus crisis have been operated so far.
During the period from April through October, about 70,000 Tajik nationals were reportedly brought home by charter flights.
In early August, Tajikistan resumed regular flights to Dubai.
