ATOR: Russians stuck abroad need to register with consular officials stranded abroad due to the spread of the new COVID-19 strain, a way to return home. This is reported by the radio station “Moscow speaking.” “In this situation, of course, the only option and advice is to register with consular officials, which, unfortunately, very often we do not do when arriving in another country, and have a contact phone number for the embassy,” he said. The specialist noted that you can contact the diplomatic mission through social networks or a Telegram channel.
During the conversation, Gorin also explained the high cost of air tickets for Russian travelers from South Africa. “Export flights, unfortunately, will be much more expensive, because they fly with one-way loading. And what is announced in a number of media outlets, there is 111 thousand one way tickets, this is actually a round-trip flight,” he explained. >
The Vice President of ATOR added that in the current situation, domestic tourists have two options for solving the problem: to wait for a cheaper transit flight, or to fly an export flight.
Earlier in November, it became known that about 500 Russians are in South Africa. It is noted that there are no domestic travelers in the republic who are part of organized tourist groups. Vacationers were advised to contact the Russian Embassy in order to obtain operational information on possible options for returning to their homeland.