COVID-19 preventative measures demand that all passengers self-isolate for 14 days on their arrival. Here’s all you need to know about flying to Russia.
Immigration
Travelers to Russia will only be permitted entry under the following conditions:
They are Russian citizens
They are traveling for work purposes approved by the Russian Government
They are traveling to receive medical treatment and carry the necessary confirmations
They need to take care of relatives already living in Russia
They hold a residence visa and get approval from the CAA
They are passengers arriving from the UK, Tanzania, Switzerland, and Turkey (welcome since August 1 if they hold a visa granted by the Russian consulate in their countries)
Please note that applications meeting the above criteria will still be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Russian Government and CAA.
Documentation
Every arriving passenger must complete a questionnaire before their arrival in Russia
The completed document must be printed on both sides of one sheet of paper and present to officials of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) on arrival
Arriving passengers must present a certificate showing a negative PCR result dating no more than 3 days before arrival, this can be in either Russian or English. Any passenger failing to provide this to authorities must undergo a PCR test. This also applies to passengers of transit flights
Health screening
All arriving passengers must undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine
Crew restrictions differ from region to region
Flight operations
In August, Russia restarted flight operations between Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don to the UK, Turkey, and Tanzania
Business flights are permitted with approval of the Russia CAA
For operations with foreign passengers, additional government confirmations will be required for permits to be approved by CAA
For operations with foreign passengers, all documents confirming the business purpose, including an invitation from receiving party and the contact details of the person responsible, must be submitted with permit application
Tech stops and crew rest are considered on a case-by-case basis and crew and passengers must always remain on board
For support with your flight operations to Russia, contact UAS
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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