A Russian charter flight arrives at Antalya International Airport in Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 2, 2016. The first Russian charter flight arrived at Antalya, Turkey late Friday after the charter ban lifted by Moscow, Anadolu Agency reported. (Xinhua/Mert Macit)
ANKARA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The first Russian charter flight arrived at Antalya, Turkey late Friday after the charter ban lifted by Moscow, Anadolu Agency reported.
A Royal Airlines Flight Boeing 767 with some 309 Russian passengers from Moscow landed at Antalya International Airport on Friday night.
The Russian government signed on Aug.28 a decree lifting the restrictions on charter flights to Turkey after an eight-month ban introduced due to tensions between the two countries arising from the downing of a Russian warplane by Ankara in Nov. 2015.