The first plane operating a regular flight from Russia landed at Gazipasa airport in the Turkish resort of Alanya, Anadolu .
A Boeing 737-800 of Pobeda Airlines with 188 Russians on board took off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport. On the occasion of the arrival of the first regular flight from Russia, a ceremonial meeting was organized at Alanya airport. The plane passed through the water arch, and tourists at the airport were greeted with flowers and gifts. Introductory brochures were also distributed to passengers.
The head of the Alanya municipality, Adem Murat Yucel, noted the importance of implementing flights from Russia, including for the development of tourism.
The Russian airline Pobeda will fly to Gazipasa airport three times a week - on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Earlier, a source told RIA Novosti that the Federal Air Transport Agency sent a telegram to Russian airlines, which spoke of the possible suspension of charter flights to Turkey due to the difficult internal political situation in this country.
In turn, a representative of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey said that the Russian side did not inform the Turkish aviation authorities about the possibility of suspending charter flights between the two countries.
The Pobeda low-cost airline is part of the Aeroflot group and is based at Moscow's Vnukovo airport. The airline's net profit at the end of 2016 exceeded 3 billion rubles. Pobeda carried 4.3 million passengers last year, ranking sixth in Russian civil aviation by this indicator.
