The airline Russia Airlinespart of the Russian group Aeroflotresumed today the scheduled flights to Cubawhich had been suspended when Western countries blocked Russia from their airspace in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The first flight took off today from Moscow airport Sheremetyevo bound for the Cuban resort VaraderoAeroflot Group announced, adding that this route will initially be operated twice a week.

Russian airlines suspended flights to Cuba, Mexico and the Dominican Republic last year on February 28, four days after the invasion, which Russia calls a “special military operation”.

The deputy prime minister responsible for tourism, sports, culture and communications Dmitry Chernyshenko announced in May that regular flights to Cuba will resume by July, bypassing the January area of ​​”unfriendly” countries.