Russian airlines resume passenger flights to Turkey

Russian airlines have resumed regular passenger flights to Turkey, after a temporary suspension in the wake of the failed coup in Turkey was lifted by Russia's transport ministry. Turkey's tourism relies on Russians. Earlier Russia and Turkey resolved a bitter row triggered by the Syria war. Last month Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan apologised for the downing of a Russian military jet on the Turkey-Syria border in November. Angered by that incident, Russia had imposed trade sanctions on Turkey, including a ban on charter flights to resorts popular with Russian tourists. Charter flights remain suspended but Russian authorities say they are moving to resume those too. <br/>