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   Flights from Russia are fully booked due to concerns among the Russian   
   population over the partial mobilization announced by President Vladimir   
   Putin. This concerns, for example, flights to Turkey and Armenia. Russians can   
   travel to those countries without a visa.   
       
   There are concerns that men will be forced to fight in Ukraine. The   
   mobilization will allow Russia to call up 300,000 reservists for the fight in   
   Ukraine. It is the first time since World War II that Russia has mobilized.   
       
   According to Turkish Airlines, one-way flights from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport   
   to Istanbul, Ankara and Antalya are sold out for the next three to four days.   
   Turkish Airlines says it will increase capacity for Thursday and Friday. The   
   Turkish airline Pegasus also sells out flights from Moscow to Istanbul and   
   other destinations in Turkey.   
       
   According to data from the Russian airline Aviasales, direct flights from   
   Moscow to the Armenian capital Yerevan are also sold out, as are tickets to   
   the Georgian capital Tbilisi and to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. Flights from   
   Russia to Dubai and the Serbian capital Belgrade are also in high demand.   
       
   The cheapest flights from Moscow to Istanbul now cost more than 80,000 rubles,   
   or 1,328 euros. Prices rose to as much as 173,000 rubles, according to the   
   Turkish Airlines website.   
       
   Also, on the internet a lot of searches are said for the search terms   
   "tickets", "airplanes" and "how to leave Russia". It is feared that Moscow   
   will close its borders to men who can be called up in the mobilization.   
       
   The head of Russia's tourism office says no restrictions have yet been imposed   
   on travel abroad. The Russian railway company and national airline Aeroflot   
   state that there is still no ban on letting men on board for travel to foreign   
   destinations.   
      
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