Everything had been suspended for over a year.
From July 24, Russia will restore its air links with France, authorities said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the outbreak management center in Russia said regular Moscow / Paris and Moscow / Nice flights will be operated four times a week.
Flights Saint Petersburg / Paris and Saint Petersburg / Nice will also take place twice a week.
The country will also re-establish its air links with the Czech Republic, with a Moscow / Prague flight four times a week.
Movement facilitated for French expatriates
This measure could pave the way for easier circulation of French expatriates to Russian territory, until now forced to obtain a special authorization from Moscow to return from France to Russia, with the exception of certain categories of workers and cases individuals.
At the end of June, Moscow re-established its air links with ten countries, including the United States and Italy, and two days later authorized citizens of these states to enter Russian territory, only by air and from their country of origin. origin, without special exemption except for a valid visa.
Russia had done the same with German citizens at the end of March.
In the spring of 2020, Moscow closed its borders to foreigners to counter the virus.
These restrictions have been partly lifted, concerning air links, for certain situations and nationals of several States.
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The Russian authorities still demand to present a PCR test with a negative result on entry into the country, carried out less than 72 hours before entering Russia.
Since mid-June, the country has been hard hit by a third murderous wave of Covid-19, carried by the Delta variant and a laborious vaccination campaign in the face of the mistrust of the population.
