Russia to resume some international flights from August 1

Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug. 1, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday, but the list of destinations will initially be limited to Tanzania, Turkey and the United Kingdom. International flights were grounded on March 30 after the imposition of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 800,000 people in Russia. Shares of Russia's top airline Aeroflot rose by nearly 3% after the announcement of a partial resumption. Golikova said the decreasing number of infections allowed Russia to resume international flights from airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don.<br/>