The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency allowed the resumption of flights to Myanmar and Mongolia

 The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Neradko allowed the resumption of flights to Myanmar and Mongolia

Russia may resume flights with Myanmar, Mongolia, South Korea, and some other countries, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko said during a round table in the Federation Council, TASS reports.

“In the future, for the current year, the opening of air links with Myanmar, the resumption of flights to Vietnam, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea are being worked out,” Neradko said.

According to him, Russian airlines are also considering the possibility of launching flights to the countries of the African continent - Ethiopia, South Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, and other countries.

On February 2, Kommersant learned that the Federal Air Transport Agency is considering options for organizing direct flights with some African countries and Nepal. Then the agency was looking for airlines that are willing to consider this possibility.

A source close to the Ministry of Transport told the newspaper that the possibility of organizing direct flights was discussed at a meeting with airlines, but "concrete initiatives" have not yet been received. According to him, the issue of negotiations with African countries on guarantees for dual-registration aircraft has not yet been discussed, but "this may happen in the next stage."

Two interlocutors of Kommersant in the airlines reported that they were ready to organize flights, but only if there were such guarantees. Another source doubted that carriers with "cleaned" aircraft would move them "from popular and profitable" destinations - Turkey, Egypt, and Thailand.

Russia began re-registering Western aircraft in the national registry after the start of a military operation in Ukraine when the EU and the US imposed sanctions on the Russian aviation industry. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) saw this as a safety risk. Dual registration entails problems related to the international recognition of the aircraft's radio license and certificate of airworthiness.