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Russians who want to fly to a foreign destination in the coming days will have
to dig deep into their pockets. The ticket prices for a direct flight are
between 800 and 12,000 euros for a single journey. This is evident from an
analysis of available data and prices on Google Flights, a site that tracks
available flight options.
 
Western countries have closed their airspace due to international sanctions
against Russia. The number of direct destinations from Moscow is therefore a
lot more limited than before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. In the last
days of September, tickets are only available from the Russian capital to some
Turkish cities such as Istanbul and Antalya, Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates, cities in the Caucasus and destinations in Central Asia. However,
these tickets are much more expensive than normal. The cost for a one-way
ticket to the Armenian capital Yerevan amounts to about 11,000 euros and a
one-way ticket to a destination in Central Asia costs 1,000 to 4,000 euros.
 
Last week, Russian President Putin announced his intention to recruit more
than 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine. As a result, the crowds at border
crossings of neighboring Russian countries that are accessible by car would
have increased considerably. Armenia and Georgia previously reported mass
arrivals of Russians who want to cross the border by car. These destinations
are especially popular because Russians in these countries do not require a
visa. Finnish border guards also spoke of a more than doubling of traffic from
Russia last Friday and long queues were also noticed at the Mongolian border,
according to media reports.

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