The first plane operating a scheduled flight from Russia landed at Gazipasa airport of the Turkish resort Alanya, reports on Friday the agency Anadolu.
Boeing 737-800 of Pobeda airline with 188 Russians on board took off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport. A ceremonial meeting was organized at Alanya airport on the occasion of the arrival of the first regular flight from Russia. The plane drove through a water arch, and tourists were greeted at the airport with flowers and gifts. Also, passengers were given introductory brochures.
The head of the Alanya municipality, Adem Murat Yücel, noted the importance of implementing flights from Russia, including for the development of tourism.
Russian airline Pobeda will fly to Gazipasa airport three times a week - on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Earlier, a source told RIA Novosti that Rosaviation sent a telegram to Russian airlines, which says about possible suspension of charter flights to Turkey due to the complicated internal political situation in this country.
In turn, the representative of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey stated that the Russian side did not inform the Turkish aviation authorities about the possibility of suspending charter flights between the two countries.
Low-cost carrier Pobeda is part of Aeroflot group, based at Vnukovo Moscow airport. The airline's net profit for 2016 exceeded 3 billion rubles. Pobeda last year carried 4.3 million passengers, taking sixth place in civil aviation of the Russian Federation.
