The first planes carrying Russian tourists arrived in Turkey’s southern Antalya and southwestern Muğla provinces on Monday as flights from Moscow to Turkey’s coastal destinations resumed after a nearly five-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Russian tourists all expressed how much they missed Turkey as soon as they arrived at the airports and their hotels.
“We’ve waited so long for this day, we’re so happy to be here. It feels like a dream,” said Anna Cherepkova, one of the 519 passengers on board the plane that landed in the resort city of Antalya on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline. “We’re planning a great vacation,” said Cherepkova, who arrived with her friends.
Anna Zhila, who also came with a friend, said: “Many of our friends are also counting the days to come down here. We received a lot of information about Antalya before coming. … We’re very happy now.”
