The Russian Aeroflot Group has opened direct regular flights from Saint-Petersburg Pulkovo Airport to a number of destinations.
Aeroflot itself operates its own flights to Istanbul from Pulkovo Airport are operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft and flies four times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Flights to Samarkand are operated by Rossiya Airlines with Aeroflot's SU code three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on Airbus A319 aircraft.
Aeroflot will operate flights to Tashkent three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with Boeing 737 - 800 aircraft.
A service to Antalya will also be operated by Aeroflot on 737-800 jets flying on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.