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- A direct flight from Moscow to Istanbul or Dubai costs over $9,000
- Fares for one-way flights from Moscow to Turkey have also risen to more than $2,600
- Demand surged after Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists
One-way flight ticket prices from Russia rose on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists to bolster Moscow’s forces in Ukraine.
The price of a one-way economy-class flight from Moscow to Istanbul or Dubai reached a high of 561,730 rubles ($9,119) within hours of Putin’s announcement, according to NPR. Tickets, however, are sold out for this week, according to a schedule From Aeroflot, the national airline of Russia.
Direct flights to other visa-free destinations, including Yerevan in Armenia and Almaty in Kazakhstan, have also sold out or increased in price for the next few days.
Tickets for routes with stopovers such as Moscow to Tbilisi, Georgia are also sold out. One-way fares from Moscow to Turkey have risen to 163,000 rubles ($2,648). In comparison, a direct flight from Russia to Turkey cost just over 22,000 rubles ($357). Google Flights data.
Demand for flights out of Russia surged Wednesday morning after Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of citizens for the war in Ukraine. Russians with military experience may also be subject to recruitment, the president said.
“Today our armed forces are working on lines of communication that exceed 1,000 kilometers, confronting not only neo-Nazi units, but indeed the entire war machine of the collective West,” Putin said in his speech, as transcribed. mediazone.
“In this light, I find it necessary to take the following decision which is entirely appropriate considering the threat we are facing. Namely, to protect our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to ensure the security of our people and people in the free territories, I I believe that it is necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff for partial mobilization in the Russian Federation.”
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu later added that Moscow would initially 300,000 reserve up call. He reiterated that only those with combat and service experience would be mobilized.
Almost immediately after the announcement, men across Russia – most of whom were reservists under the age of 35 – began to take notice. Other men had their identity documents checked on the street and were ordered to appear for health checks, as First reported The Washington Post.
