Southeast Asia and Russia in Search of New Connectivity

... and thanks to them Southeast Asia’s air connectivity was significantly ahead of other modes of transportation in terms of both cost and speed. The pandemic entered significant adjustments to air travel around the world, and the imposition of Western sanctions on the Russian aviation industry created a structural problem for maintaining transportation connectivity between Russia and Southeast Asia. For two years, the countries of Southeast Asia and Russia have been jointly searching for options to overcome the logistical gap, which has not yet been fully offset. A palliative solution was the restoration of direct Aeroflot flights ...