“In the near future, at least half of the flights to Sochi, Anapa and Gelendzhik may be canceled by all Russian airlines,” said the agency's interlocutor, close to the Aeroflot group.
Regional hotels have said that flight attendants and pilots will no longer be accommodated on business trips without a certificate or fresh test results, he said.
Since it is high season, many crews remain in these cities on "relay races" and carry out the resort flight program, but the companies "simply cannot physically provide everyone with PCR testing every three days and certificates," he added.
A source close to the top management of Pobeda, in turn, noted that they are studying the possibility of reducing the flight program to the region by 40-50%.
Earlier, the governor of Kuban, Veniamin Kondratyev, announced that from July 1, hotels, hotels and boarding houses of the region will accept only vacationers who have provided a negative PCR test or a document confirming vaccination.
From August 1, only vaccinated tourists will be able to check into a hotel or sanatorium.
The authorities explained this decision by the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 and stressed that it is aimed at protecting human health and preserving the economy.
Vice-President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Yuri Barzykin commented on this decision in an interview with the TV channel "360".