MINSK, 5 May (BelTA) – Belarus has no plans to introduce border controls for the passengers of domestic flights between Belarus and Russia, Oleg Lyashuk, the head of the border control division of the State Border Committee of Belarus, told reporters on 5 May, BelTA has learned.
The State Border Committee of Belarus has received official information that Russia will exercise border control at airport border crossings with respect to the aircraft arriving from or departing for Belarus and their passengers starting from 15 May 2017. For this purpose, all flights will be transferred to the international sectors of Russian airports. Belarusian and Russian citizens will not have to go through border controls. They will be able to board their flight with an ID and a boarding pass.
The aircraft flying from Belarus to Russia or from Russia to Belarus will not be subjected to border checks in Belarus. “Today Belarus sees no reason to introduce border controls for domestic flights connecting Belarus and Russia,” Oleg Lyashuk said.
