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A direct Vladivostok – Ulaan Baatar air route could appear from early 2025 as Russia and Mongolia look to boost air connectivity between them. At present, routes exist between Moscow, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk and the Mongolian capital.
Alexander Kozlov, the Russian Natural Resources Minister said that the two countries will assess viability after a meeting of the Russian-Mongolian intergovernmental commission, which he co-chairs, saying that “We have good dynamics in the development of tourism between our countries, we have come back to the pre-pandemic indicators. And we are ready to increase this track, there is demand for that. We need to increase place traffic and the availability of plane. Rosaviatsia and the Mongolian services in charge of this track have been set this task. We will hear reports from these services in the first quarter of 2025.”
In particular, he said relevant agencies will provide data on the number of additional aircraft that can be used by the airlines between the countries and what new products may appear on these routes. In the meantime, proposals and studies are to be made to establish air communication with Ulaanbaatar not only from the cities of central Russia, but also from Russia’s Far Eastern cities, for example, Vladivostok, Kozlov said. Ulaan Baatar’s airport, he suggested can also be used as a regional connecting hub for flights to Asia and Europe. Trade is expected to boom between Russia and Mongolia along with Mongolian trade with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as Ulaan Baatar is poised to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union.
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