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The mobilization provoked a rush of demand for air tickets. Flying from Moscow and St. Petersburg in the coming days is very expensive
Today, Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization, and the demand for air tickets to visa-free countries for Russians has risen sharply. Prices in economy class in some cases increased 10 times.
So, from Moscow to Istanbul, according to the Aviasales service, you can fly tomorrow evening with one transfer for 50-100 thousand rubles, there are a few more tickets for a direct flight on Friday for 83 thousand rubles. And, for example, there is a ticket to Yerevan for tomorrow for a direct flight for 164 thousand.
Even if a ticket for the coming days to visa-free countries can be found at an affordable price, they cannot be bought, several people who decided to leave the country today told Kholod. According to them, after filling in all the data about the passenger, a message pops up on the service website stating that there are no tickets.
It will also be problematic to fly from St. Petersburg in the coming days. "Rotonda" writes that she found a ticket to the Armenian Gyumri for 112 thousand rubles. True, with a change in Moscow, which will take more than two days. In the coming days, you can fly to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan with a transfer for 30-70 thousand. By the end of the week, prices drop slightly and the selection increases.