"Foreign nationals are currently able to fly to Turkey with Turkish Airlines, but Russian nationals are temporarily unable to fly to Turkey — not to Istanbul, Ankara, or Antalya — not to anywhere," Gorin told RIA Novosti.
He added that this is a temporary measure.
"…The situation could change at any moment. We are inspired and encouraged by the fact that yesterday the Russian and Turkish leaders had a telephone conversation, in which [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan pledged that Russian tourists would be provided with security while on his country's soil," Gorin added.
Late on Friday, the Turkish authorities said that an attempted coup d'etat took place in the country. The coup attempt was suppressed by early Saturday.
Soon after the attempt, the airspace over the region of the Sea of Marmara in the north-western part of Turkey was closed for civil aviation and the Turkish Airlines company announced cancellation of all flights scheduled for Saturday. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia also suspended air traffic to Turkey.
