UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 26, 2019. Following a temporary ban on any flights from Russia to Georgia, Ural Airlines suggest that customers with plane tickets to Georgian locations that were to have been operated on July 8 and later exchange them for a ticket for any other scheduled flight Ural Airlines operate within Russia and the CIS member states — at no extra cost, the air carrier’s press service says.

‘Just because flights to Georgia have been cancelled doesn’t mean you have to give up on a vacation. Ural Airlines suggest you consider some other destinations to fly to for your long-awaited summer break if you’ve already booked a Georgia-bound flight with departure date starting from July 8. The airline’s passengers can choose a different transfer free of charge and fly to the cultural strongholds that are Moscow and Saint Petersburg, travel to the seaside resorts in the South of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kaliningrad Region, go hiking/trekking in Altay, Lake Baikal, or Kolyma, visit their friends and family in other parts of the country, and refresh their spirits in Mineralnye Vody in the Caucasus,’ the press service says.

Now the airline cancelled all of its Georgia flights and stopped selling any tickets to Georgian destinations following the Russian President’s Decree To Ensure Russia's National Security and Protect Russian Nationals from Criminal and Other Unlawful Activities dated June 21, 2019. Passengers with tickets for the flights to Georgia that were to have been operated on July 8 or later can get 100% of their money back or exchange their ticket for a new one to some other destination.