Tickets for planes departing from Russia have been in unprecedented demand. And it became clear in data published by airlines and travel agencies on Wednesday that these tickets were almost fully booked during the week, especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian army reserves for the fight in Russia.
It has become rare to get tickets to leave Russia this week, especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech in which he announced a partial mobilization of Russian army reserves in order to strengthen the front lines in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that Russia will mobilize about 300,000 armed forces reserves, after the Russian president warned in a television speech that Russia would use all possible military means in Ukraine .
For its part, data from airlines and travel agencies revealed that tickets for departure from Russia were almost completely sold out. Especially direct flights in the direction of cities of neighboring countries, such as Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on Wednesday, according to the popular website Aviacells in Russia.
In this context, Turkish Airlines announced on its website that flights to Istanbul, which has become a major station for travelers to and from Russia, are fully booked until Saturday.
The next available flight is for Air Serbia to Belgrade and is scheduled for September 26.
Google data also showed that searches in Russia for "tickets" and "airplane" more than doubled Wednesday after 06:00 GMT, that is, after Putin's speech began broadcasting.
Google Trend data showed that the term "leaving Russia" was 100 times more popular in the morning than in normal times.
It is noteworthy that direct flights between Russia and the European Union have been banned since the Russian President announced the launch of what the Kremlin describes as a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
The outbreak of the fighting raised fears among Russian citizens about the possibility of imposing martial law, which led to the departure of tens of thousands of them to countries neighboring Russia.
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