For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Russia opens up air travel to Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar… but not to all passengers yet.
Russia restarted the flights to the capitals of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar as the four countries were seeing fewer than 40 new cases per 100,000 people a day. For now though, only passengers with Russian residence permits can enter the country. People traveling for tourism or business with a temporary visa remain banned.
On January 26, 2021, the Russian Embassy in New Delhi confirmed the lifting of the restrictions in a tweet: “For citizens of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar the restrictions on entry to Russia, imposed due to the spread of COVID-19, are being lifted. The…