Transport on June 3: a week of good news (and how to drive around the country now)

Sochi opened for vacationers, for June 1 in health resorts have accepted 591 people. Life hack is that it is not just sanatoriums, but institutions with a medical license, so you can not only swim there, but also isolate yourself. Visitors will have minimal contact with the population of the city, apparently.

From June 15 “Aeroexpress»Intends to resume in full the movement of trains in the direction of Moscow airports. In this case, the price of the trip will be lower than the current 500 rubles.

Mikhail Mishustin recommended for now refrain from traveling abroad. The recommendation is supported by the fact that upon arrival, the arrivals will be quarantined at own expense.

Europe is recovering, with carriers already sluggishly beginning to put pressure on governments: for example, Easyjet will cancel flights to Italy if Rome extends the rules of social distance on airplanes after June 15th. Governments continue to save their main airlines, for example, Germany will take one fifth of Lufthansa for 9 billion euros.

In general, this is a week of good news. For a long time there were none.

What is going on in Russia

Everyone has employees SIC Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, which are developing a vaccine against coronavirus and testing it on themselves, appeared protective antibodies.
The Russian Federation of restaurateurs and hoteliers (FRIO) introduced your plan to open catering establishments. At the first stage – all establishments work only for delivery and delivery. At the second stage, with observance of the distance, all summer areas are opened. At the third stage – all catering establishments work, meetings for up to 100 people are allowed. The corresponding plan was sent to Rospotrebnadzor, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Economic Development.
The Ministry of Communications proposed to hold in Moscow experiment to replace the passport with a special mobile application. It can be used instead of a passport for personal use, including the purchase of air and train tickets for domestic flights.
Russians in May sharply increased expenses for the purchase of air and train tickets. Compared to April, expenses increased by more than 40%.
Russian Railways from May 29, resumed selling tickets for long-distance trains to all places without taking into account the social distance between passengers.
The largest airport in the North Caucasus Mineral Waters returns to the previous round-the-clock mode of operation. From April 1, the operating mode was reduced and flights were operated from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time.
Chalets and guest houses Buryatia start to receive guests again. True, so far only locals. Staff and future guests will be required to pre-test for COVID-19 prior to arrival.
Caucasian reserve will arrange for tourists parking and routes for the summer season. First of all, parking lots will be improved on the two most popular routes, which are visited annually by up to 30 thousand guests from all over Russia and abroad.
Relax in Crimea This year only locals will be able to. According to the statement, hotels and resorts will remain closed until they find a vaccine against coronavirus.
In one of the districts of the Mari El Republic, quarantine was introduced. But just not by COVID, but by common rabies. Chanterelle went after the chicken, but somehow looked wrong. The chanterelles were prepared for analysis, and rabies was found in the resulting gruel. So we now have one more quarantined place in Russia.
And a little bit of bad news. In Murmansk washed away the bridgeon which there were railway tracks. Traffic is interrupted.

But what in the world

Japanese specialists failed to prove the effectiveness of Avingan (also known as Favipiravir) for treating patients with coronavirus and delayed approval of the drug. Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation approved The first Russian drug from coronavirus Avifavir. The drug is created based on favipiravir and is currently undergoing the final phase of clinical trials involving 330 patients with COVID-19.
Denmark will allow cross-border couples to meet again. True, you have to provide proof of love bonds and show, for example, correspondence or a common photo.
A two-week tourist quarantine introduced earlier in Of Spainplanned to be canceled by July 1. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the country will take all necessary measures for the security of both residents of the regions and travelers.
Iceland canceled part of the quarantine, allowing public gatherings of up to 200 people. Bars and gyms were reopened, and the rule of social distancing began to be advisory rather than mandatory.
President of the U.S.A Donald Trump suspended the entry of foreigners who were in Brazil over the past 14 days. And also the USA severed relationship with who. This decision was due to the fact that WHO refused to carry out the reforms required by Washington.
Air France-KLM reviews the possibility of introducing trains instead of airplanes on short routes throughout Europe.
Las Vegas Gambling Facilities will start working again on June 4, though not at full capacity. At first, casinos will receive half as many visitors. For security reasons, gambling tables will accommodate half the number of players. In this case, players will be separated from the dealer by plexiglass panels. Slot machines will either be placed at a distance of one and a half meters from each other, or players will be allowed to occupy only every second machine.
France Opens restaurants, bars and cafes. The government will also open parks and beaches in anticipation of the summer tourist season. According to the Prime Minister, the country wants freedom to be the rule, and prohibitions the exception.
After several weeks of closing in Dubai allowed the opening of cinemas, gyms, ice rinks and ski slopes. Strict disinfection and social distance measures remain.
Bulgaria cancel the mandatory 14-day quarantine from June 1 for travelers from most countries of the European Union. An exception would be countries with high incidence of coronavirus. Quarantine will remain mandatory for travelers from Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Malta, as well as the UK.
Norway and Denmark agreed to allow tourist trips for their citizens from June 15. Travelers will have to abide by the rules and regulations set by countries to prevent the spread of the virus.
Government of Lithuania approved the proposal of the Minister of the Interior, Rita Tamashunene, to abolish border checks with Latvia from June 1. Now travelers will be able to cross the border in the same way as they did since 2007, when Lithuania and Latvia became members of the Schengen area. You need to have a passport or any other identification card with you. It is also important not to forget that on both Lithuanian and Latvian territories, officials have the right to conduct spot checks.
Estonian Government from June 1, allowed the entry into the country of citizens of 16 states of the Schengen zone without obligation to serve quarantine.
Croatia opens its borders to ten countries. This list includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Germany and Slovakia.
Greece unveiled a list of countries from which it will begin to receive tourists from June 15. It includes 29 countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Northern Macedonia, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Estonia, Japan, Israel, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lebanon, New Zealand, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, South Korea, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Finland.
EU concluded with Belarus visa facilitation agreements. Both agreements were previously adopted by the European Parliament. The main provisions of the document are the reduction in the cost of Schengen visas for Belarusians and the possibility of obtaining long-term permits to enter the EU.
Philippines weaken some of the most severe restrictions in the world. A weakening can help reduce damage to an economy that is experiencing the deepest recession in 34 years.
Swiss Federal Council decided to abolish restrictions on entry, work and residence in Switzerland for citizens of all Schengen states from mid-June.
International flights to Cyprus start on June 9, initially from 19 countries, with passengers must pass the COVID-19 test three days before departure. This measure will be canceled on June 20 for 13 countries, including Germany, Finland, Israel, Greece and Norway.
STR: European hotel indicators for April 2020. In Russia, occupancy rate decreased by 89% to 7.2%, the placement day fell by a quarter to 3,712 rubles, and room income decreased by 92% to 267 rubles per day. Now you know how much the hotel usually “winds” and at what discounts you can easily push it through.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has released the world’s first worldwide brand “Safety and hygiene“. In this way, travelers will be able to recognize companies around the world that have adopted global standardized health and hygiene protocols.
Beautiful cats from Red book got on a surveillance camera in Kazakhstan. Snow leopards roamed the popular route near the Big Almaty Lake, where tourists usually go hiking. In total, about 150 individuals remained in Kazakhstan.
Germany decided to save Lufthansa. According to the plan, the German government will buy 20 percent of the airline’s shares; under these conditions, a support package of 9 billion euros will be allocated.
Wizz air in Hungary launches new flights between the UK and Spain and opens a base in Italy. The expansion of Wizz is due to the fact that competing airlines announce job cuts and reduce their fleet in order to survive the pandemic.
Civil Aviation Authority Of China They plan to extend their restrictions on international flights until June 30 to curb the spread of coronavirus.
SAS is in talks with shareholders about additional financing. Denmark and Sweden, which are partial owners of the airline, have already opened a credit line for 3.3 billion kroons, but SAS still needs finances.

From our side

Air traffic is restored. Here is a chart for Russia:

3,194 flights last and 3,797 this week

We made great instructions on how to travel from city to city now. In short, then:

Check the status of restrictions both there and there (and we have tools for this).
Take passes where necessary (your city, city of transfer, city of arrival). With transit, there are nuances associated with the fact that in Moscow you need to either take a taxi or get a pass with a travel number 5 hours before the trip, and you will not have a travel ticket in advance, because the trick is 22.
To go. Carrying a passport, tickets and documents like a travel certificate all the time on the road. You may be fined for not wearing a mask at the station where you went to get a pie.
If the region where you are traveling has self-isolation for visitors, you must know in advance the address where you will be hickey.
More details here. Service for checking what is happening in each city here.