Russesch Mobiliséierung ausgeléist 27% Sprangen an erausginn Fluchbilljeeën

Following Vladimir Putin’s announcement on September 21 of a ‘partial’ mobilization in Russia, the first since World War 2, bookings on Russia outbound flights soared.

Tickets issued for Russian outbound travel in the 7 days after the announcement (21-27 Sept) were 27% over the level they were in previous 7 days.

The share of one-way tickets jumped from 47% the week before to 73% in the week of announcement.

The cities that were most booked were:

Tbilisi – Georgia (up 629% week-over-week)

Almaty – Kazakhstan (up 148%)

Baku – Azerbaijan (up 144%)

Belgrade – Serbia (up 111%)

Tel Aviv Yafo – Israel (up 86%)

Bishkek – Kyrgyzstan (up 84%)

Yerevan – Armenia (up 69%)

Astana – Kazakhstan (up 65%)

Khudjand – Tajikistan (up 31%)

Istanbul - Tierkei (up 27%).

60% of tickets issued in Russland had the travel date within 15 days of purchase, while for tickets purchased in previous week, that share was 45%. This caused average lead times to shorten from 34 to 22 days.

Focusing only on one-way tickets, destination cities that were grew the most, week-on-week were:

Tbilisi – Georgia (up 654%)

Almaty – Kazakhstan (up 435%)

Belgrade – Serbia (up 206%)

Baku – Azerbaijan (up 201%)

Astana – Kazakhstan (up 187%)

Bishkek – Kyrgyzstan (up 149%)

Istanbul – Turkey (up 128%)

Tel Aviv Yafo – Israel (up 127%)

Dubai – UAE (up 104%)

Yerevan – Armenia (up 94%)