Goa-Russia flights from April 14

Panaji: Air India is all set to commence direct flights between Goa International Airport and Moscow’s Sheremetyevo A S Pushkin Airport from April 14 as part of the air bubble travel arrangements. The air bubble will be operational till October 28.

India entered into an air travel bubble with Russia from February 17. Accordingly, , air carriers of both these countries are permitted to operate flights to and from them. Even though India had banned international flights in March last year, there has been a growing number of air travel bubbles with other nations.

In September 2020, Goa’s hospitality sector had called for curbs on international travellers to be lifted. Travel operators handling international bookings, including charter operators, had requested the state government to push for an air bubble with Russia, the UK and Poland.