25 Jul 2016 16:54

Transport Ministry drafting proposal for opening charter flights with Turkey - Sokolov

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - The Russian Transport Ministry has proposed opening charter flights with Turkey, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov told journalists on Monday.

"The documents were taken by the Transport Ministry to the Russian government, and in the government an in-depth study of this issue is underway," he said, adding that speaking about the timeframes of opening charter flights is still premature.

Currently flights between Russia and Turkey are limited: airlines of the two countries are only carrying out regular flights, while charter flights are not permitted. This is one of the sanction measures adopted by Russia after the incident with the Russia Su-24 bomber, which was shot down by the Turkish Air Force on November 24.