The last two years have been difficult times for all those who are used to free movement around the world. This is especially true for foreign property owners, as well as future owners of foreign housing. The issue of good air service becomes one of the most important when buying a house in another country, especially when it comes to not only moving there once and for all, but also shuttling back and forth, living in two countries, transporting relatives, etc. Despite the fact that the conditions of entry and travel routes may vary depending on the conditions, when choosing a foreign home, it is very important to be guided by the real "reach" of the country for travel.
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According to the data at the time of writing, today direct flights from Russia, on which tourists can fly, can be reached in the following countries. These are Turkey, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Morocco, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. As can be seen from this list, among the popular countries for Russians to buy real estate here, you can only see Turkey, the UAE and Thailand (but you still need to fly to it with a transfer, since most of the properties for purchase by our tourists are in Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui, where you can get through a transfer in Bangkok).
Turkey
Turkey - this country, as everyone remembers, during the pandemic was one of the few that was open to foreigners from all over the world almost all the time. Many countries began to open up for the entry of foreigners (including Russians, both vaccinated with our vaccine, and only with a negative PCR test, or even with free entry for everyone) at the beginning of this year.
But today, in connection with the sanctions that were recently imposed on Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine, implying a ban for our airlines to cross the skies of Europe (in response, the mirror sanctions of the Russian Federation on foreign air carriers followed, for which the Russian sky is banned), Turkey continues to remain for many of our compatriots not not only a popular place to purchase real estate, but also an international hub, having arrived where, you can get to almost any point on earth.
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In the conditions of practically closed European skies for the airlines of our country, Istanbul airports today are popular transit points for traveling from Russia and back to those countries where it is not possible to fly by direct flight now. From here you can easily get to all those countries where our compatriots are actively buying real estate - Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Cyprus, Germany, Montenegro, the USA, the UK.
Serbia
As for direct flights to Europe, there is only one option here today and that is Serbia. By the way, this country, as well as Turkey, even at the peak of the pandemic, was a major European hub, which was used by many for transplants, I am heading to many countries of the Old World. And today, you can fly to this country from Moscow on board the Serbian national air carrier and transfer to a European airlines plane, which, as well as from Turkey, will only deliver to any European country more quickly (due to its geographical location). The only thing «but » - after increasing the number of Air Serbia flights from Moscow to three per day, under pressure from the West, it was necessary to return the standard schedule – one flight daily, which is why the cost of tickets is high.
UAE
The United Arab Emirates is another country that, like Turkey and Serbia, with the arrival of the pandemic, has become considered by many not only a popular place to purchase real estate, but an international hub from where you can get to most countries of the world. The volume of passenger traffic from Russia to the UAE has grown especially against the background of restrictions on air traffic with European countries - this is commensurate with the number of constantly growing new flights. Today, air passengers from Russia use routes through the UAE for flights to Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and France, as well as to Asian countries.
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Armenia
This country has become the discovery of the year for many of our compatriots. And not only from the point of view of the available opportunities for an interesting trip here on direct flights on board many of our airlines from Russia, but also as an excellent option to get to many countries of the world. Western air carriers understand about this "loophole" for Russians, and some of them open new flights from Yerevan to their countries.
Other countries
Do not forget about other CIS countries, from where you can also get to some European countries. First of all, these are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, etc. Of the interesting things, you can also add that in some of them you can go on special three-day tours for Visa and Mastercard cards. For example, in Uzbekistan, cards are opened in one of the local banks, the whole procedure takes a couple of days, the tour itself is designed for three days and two nights, and only a passport is needed for registration.
