Russian Government has extended COVID-19 ban on foreign passengers, new NOTAM has been published:
(A3755/20A03 NOTAMR A3751/20
Q)UUWV/QOAXX/IV/BO/A/000/999/5535N03716E999
A)UUUU B)2005281030 C)2006292359 EST
E)IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION NR 635-R DATED 16 MAR 2020, NR 685-R DATED 20 MAR 2020,
NR 730-R DATED 25 MAR 2020 THE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR AIR TRANSPORT
INFORMS USERS OF THE AIRSPACE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THAT
TEMPORARY RESTRICTION ON ENTRY OF FOREIGN CITIZENS AND STATELESS
PERSONS INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IS EFFECTIVE TILL 0000 30 JUNE
2020 (LOCAL TIME).
THIS RESTRICTION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO:
CITIZENS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES, THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH OSSETIA
ARRIVING IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THROUGH THE POINTS OF CROSSING
THE STATE BORDER ASSOCIATED WITH CIVIL AVIATION AIRPORT FACILITIES,
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS POINTS OF ENTRY, AND OTHER CROSSING
POINTS ON THE STATE BORDER, AND DEPARTING FOR THEIR COUNTRIES BY
OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT, AS WELL AS ACCREDITED OR APPOINTED
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULAR
POSTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND
THEIR REPRESENTATIONS, OTHER FOREIGN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIONS IN
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, OFFICIALS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
UNION STATE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CROSS-BORDER CARGO DRIVERS,
FLIGHT CREWS, SEA OR RIVER CRAFT CREWS, INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION STAFF, PERSONNEL SPECIFIED IN THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE SPHERE OF THE RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COURIER
COMMUNICATION STAFF, OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS ENTERING THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION WITH PRESENTING VALID AND ACCESSIBLE IN THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION DOCUMENTS OF IDENTIFICATION, WITH VISAS OR WITHOUT THEM
IF APPLICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, PERSONS POSSESSING DIPLOMATIC, SERVICE VISAS OR
ORDINARY PRIVATE VISAS ISSUED DUE TO A CLOSE RELATIVE DEATH, OTHER
ORDINARY PRIVATE VISAS ISSUED BY THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION ON VISA-FREE ENTRY INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF
DIPLOMATIC COURIERS OR FOR REASON OF A CLOSE RELATIVE DEATH WITH
PRESENTING VALID AND ACCESSIBLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DOCUMENTS
OF IDENTIFICATION, COPY OF DEATH CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF
RELATION DEGREE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS (SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN)
This text copies previously issued NOTAM, banning passenger flights except with Russian and CIS citizens onboard, only extending its validity until 30JUN. Apparently there is an international pax flights ban, except for overflight, cargo, ferry and transit/tech stop flights. General aviation flights are allowed to overfly, cargo, ferry, transit and tech-stop.
Airports remain open, but some airports have been closed by local authorities. These are:
UHMD Provideniya (until 30JUN)
UHMA Anadyr (until 30JUN)
UWSG Saratov (until 30JUN)
We sincerely believe this is the last time restrictions are extended and already in June consulates across the globe will resume issuing visas and international operations will resume as well.