The high-speed Sapsan train which was being tested during 7 months by the Russian and German specialists makes its first routine tour today. The train is found absolutely safe. Its main distinction from the forerunners is the speed. Sapsans high speed amounts to 300 km/h, but it will be exploited with lower one, 250 km/h. It is enough to cover the distance between the Russian capitals in 3 hours 45 minutes.

The air carrier of Transaero denies reports of the Israel mass media, stated that an incident with the air company’s aircraft happened in the airport of Tel-Aviv. It was reported that pilot managed to land the aircraft at the third attempt only, directed by controllers of Ben-Gurion. It was also reported that he was putting in danger the lives of the crew, passengers and the people who was not in the aircraft.

Airbus A320 will fly from Paris to Tokio via Siberia. This trans-Siberian flight became possible after France received agreement in principle for cross-country flights from the Russian appropriate authorities. Now it’s time to form an infrastructure which would be adequate to the Airbus A320.

The Irish low-cost air company of Ryanair announced opening of a new air service to Dusseldorf from the Finnish border town of Lappeenranta. They will begin with two flights a week. Lappeenranta is situated in 25 km from the Russian border and in 210 km from St. Petersburg. According to the experts, the service is focused on the Russian passengers.

High-speed trains Pendolino begin running between St. Petersburg and Helsinki, Finland in the autumn, 2010. 450-km distance between the cities will be covered in 3 hours. It means, that the train journey Moscow – Helsinki would take you less than 7 hours, if you go from Moscow to St. Petersburg by Sapsan trains.

The first quarter of 2010 may become the least profitable for the Moscow hotels, say experts. The price on a cheapest room in a good hotel is likely to halve and is not expected to exceed 3000 rubles – the six-year low.

Donavia air carrier (formerly it was called Aeroflot Don) resumes the regular flights Rostov-on-Don – Tel-Aviv and return. According to their message, the first flight of the resumed service takes place on the December, 27.

Monday, December 07, 2009. It is finally snowing, and the snow shower is delighting the eyes and paralyzing traffic. The city stuck in traffic jams, but the winter has not influenced functioning of the Moscow airports, - report the press relation services of the airports.

Russian Railways announce that the incident happened on the Trans-Siberian Railway on the December, 2, at 3. 30 a.m. (MSK) doesn’t pose ecological threat. A gas-tank track collapsed with a railroad engine of the freight train, which was transporting oil products.

An earthquake measuring 4, 8 on Richter scale happened on Baikal Lake. Everything turned out well without victims and shambles; reports press relation service of Russian Emergency Ministry’s department of the Irkutsk Region.