The Air Company S7 Airlines has announced beginning of self-check in for all its international services. The passengers can do it online or in the check-in kiosks if their airport of departure is Domodedovo. Earlier the CUSS Kiosks and online check in were available for the domestic flights’ passengers of the air carrier.

The EU is not ready for inserting visa-free regime with Russian Federation. The problem is some EU countries, having taken a tougher line towards visa-free travel between EU and Russia.

The departure of the train Vladivostok – Moscow was delayed because of the message about the bomb, which was supposed to be in the train. The passengers and railway employees of the railway station of Kirov were evoked because of this alarm signal.

The idea to connect Moscow with all the large cities and these cities with each other with high-speed has appeared recently. The high-speed trains Sapsan produced by Siemens are running between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The project to create such a service between Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod is under development.

The popularity of the Golden Ring city of Kostroma is growing rapidly. More than one million tourists visited Kostroma in 2009. It is two times more as in 2008. The tourist attractions are still the same, for example, the Ipatyevsky monastery. It is the level of service, which made the tourists to choose it.

Some radio channels have been officially given for the functioning of the mobile communication on board of the aircrafts during the flights.

The air company of S7 Airlines (Siberia) has increased fuel surcharge for domestic flights a little. It has increased from 300 to 400 rubles for each flight segment additionally to the main tariff and other taxes, amounting to 40 rubles + 2,5 % to the ticket’s price.

The international airport of Sheremetyevo has decided to open checking-in from the city for the international flights as well. Earlier such a possibility was available for the domestic flights’ passengers. The point for checking in will be opened on the railway station of Belorussky Vokzal, from where the Aeroexpress trains go to the airport.

The tour operators providing services on Gorny Altay have organized a discount action for some popular tours. The action’s point is that booking and paying tour in advance gives you a discount, which depends on the date you’ve booked and paid.

The international airport of Vnukovo in Moscow is going to provide itself with a new ultra modern terminal in 2010. It will be already in the May, when the first stage of the new terminal begins functioning.