Russia suspends some flights between Russia and Iran over coronavirus
Russia will suspend some flights to and from Iran from Friday, except those operated by its national carrier Aeroflot and Iranian airline Mahan Air, the Russian Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.
Reuters reports that the move is part of wider measures that Russia is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Russia said earlier this week it would suspend some flights to and from South Korea and would also stop issuing visas to Iranian citizens for regular and transit travel from Feb. 28.
To remind, earlier the Armenian government sealed the border with Iran for two weeks and limited air traffic in specific cases in an effort to guard against the new novel coronavirus that has killed at least 12 people in Iran.