Russian airlines ready to resume flights to Middle East

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 10, 2026 · 307 words

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Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin stated that Russian airlines are prepared to fully resume flights to Middle Eastern countries, pending recommendations from the Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Economic Development. The article details the gradual reopening of route networks and the lifting of previous airspace restrictions following regional conflicts.

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What happened

Russian airlines are ready to fully resume flights to Middle Eastern countries.

Why it matters

However, in this matter they are guided, among other things, by recommendations from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF-2026.

Common ground

"Airlines are ready for the full-scale resumption of flights to the Middle East.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russian airlines ready to resume flights to Middle East?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that On April 17, Red Wings resumed flights to Tel Aviv?
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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On April 17, Red Wings resumed flights to Tel Aviv.”

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The claim is confirmed by 'The Times of Russia' and a separate news report mentioning Red Wings resuming flights from Moscow to Tel Aviv on April 17, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Created: 17 April 2026. Hits: 45.Meanwhile, Greece's Sky Express will resume flights from Athens to Tel Aviv on Friday, alongside Georgian Airways, which will restart its flight from Tbilisi, and Russ…
http://m.en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/internationalnews…

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Claim 2: “From April 16 to May 15, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency allowed flights to Israel from 07:00 a.m. to 01:00 a.m. Moscow time.”

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Three independent web sources (The Times of Russia, Aviation A2Z, and TASS) confirm the specific time window (07:00 to 01:00 Moscow time) and dates (April 16 to May 15) for flights to Israel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the busiest airports in Russia, using data from the Federal Air Transport Agency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство транспорта Российской Федерации, romanized: Ministerstvo transporta Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a ministry of the Government of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_(Russia)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Air Transport Agency (Russian: Федеральное агентство воздушного транспорта - Federalnoye agentstvo vozdushnogo transporta, FAVT), also known as Rosaviatsiya (Russian: Росавиация), is the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaviatsiya

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Claim 3: “and also removed restrictions on the use of Iranian airspace.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the Federal Air Transport Agency removed restrictions on the use of Iranian airspace on April 20, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... The Russian Federal Aviation Agency said Monday that it was lifting restrictions on Russian flights so they could resume flying through ...
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-israel-us-strait-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has ... restrictions on the use of Iranian airspace, TASS reported citing the agency.
https://azertag.az/en/xeber/russia_cancels_restrictions_on_f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... The decision was made following the approval of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization and the completion of security and safety assessments, given ...
https://www.facebook.com/middleeastmonitor/posts/irans-civil…

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Claim 4: “from July 1 we are considering operating two flights a day there [Dubai]”

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Web search results explicitly state that Aeroflot's daily service to Dubai would rise to twice daily in July 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is on a creek on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, its population stands a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dubai International Airport (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي; IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by internation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian International School in Dubai (Russian: Русская Международная Школа в Дубае; Arabic: المدرسة الدولیة الروسیة) is a Russian private school located in Muhaisnah 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_International_School_i…

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Claim 5: “Beginning June 1, Aeroflot resumed flights to Dubai”

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Multiple independent web sources (TASS, Aviation A2Z, and others) confirm that Aeroflot resumed flights to the UAE/Dubai starting June 1, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Founded in 1923, Aeroflot, the flag carrier and largest airline of Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), has had a high number of fatal crashes, with a total of 8,231 passengers dying in Aeroflot crashe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_accidents_and_inciden…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aeroflot fleet consists of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft from the following families: Airbus A320 family, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Boeing 737, and Boeing 777. Before the Dissolution of the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_fleet

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list covers former and current destinations of PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines. In September 2018, Aeroflot served 146 destinations in 52 countries. In 2022, the number of destinations was signi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aeroflot_destinations

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Claim 6: “The airspace of a number of Middle Eastern countries was closed at the end of February amid an escalation of the conflict in the region.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, confirm that airspace in several Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Israel, Iraq, etc.) was closed at the end of February 2026 due to conflict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran launched a series of drone and missile strikes targeting American and allied military facilities across the Middle East. Several projectiles crossed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Jordan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning in late January 2026, the United States carried out its largest military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, deploying air, naval, and missile defense assets amid esc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_military_bu…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primarily consist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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Claim 7: “The Federal Air Transport Agency later lifted its recommendation to suspend ticket sales for flights to the UAE”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) lifted the recommendation to suspend ticket sales for flights to the UAE around April 20, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency on Monday lifted its recommendations for Russian airlines to suspend ticket sales for flights to ...
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117232/

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviation, on Monday lifted flight restrictions in Iranian airspace, which had been imposed in ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/russia-lifts-flight-restric…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has canceled its recommendations to suspend ticket sales for flights to the United Arab Emirates ...
https://azertag.az/en/xeber/russia_cancels_restrictions_on_f…

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Claim 8: “In mid-May, the agency’s head Dmitry Yadrov clarified that all restrictions introduced this year concerning flights by Russian airlines to the Middle East had been lifted.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm the statement made by Dmitry Yadrov in mid-May.

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Claim 9: “Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF-2026 that Russian airlines are ready to fully resume flights to Middle Eastern countries.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Andrey Nikitin is the Minister of Transport, the specific quote regarding SPIEF-2026 and the readiness to resume flights to Middle Eastern countries is not corroborated by the provided search results, though related flight resumptions are mentioned in other sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Sergeyevich Nikitin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Никитин; born 26 November 1979) is a Russian economist and government official who served as the Governor of Novgorod Oblast from 2017 to 2025. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Nikitin_(politician)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet (Russian: Второе правительство Мишустина) is the current federal government of Russia, formed in May 2024, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It is the fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Mishustin's_Second_Cab…

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