Russia Resumes Overnight Flights To Israel

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The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has lifted restrictions on night flights from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. from Russian to Israeli airports. The agency stated that “The decision was made after a thorough analysis of the Middle East situation and coordinated by the agency with the corresponding departments.”

In the winter schedule for 2025-2026, scheduled and non-scheduled flights between Russia and Israel are operated by two domestic airlines – Azimut and Red Wings. They fly five routes: from Moscow, Zhukovsky, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody and Sochi to Tel Aviv with a total frequency of 16 flights per week.

Russia has a Jewish population of about 475,000 individuals.

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