Russian Federation Decision Tender

Order No. 1626-p of July 20 2019 the Government of the Russian Federation decided to open Saratov Gagarin Airport for international flights. This will open a new modern airport complex Saratov Gagarin with a checkpoint across the state border. By order of the Government of the Russian Federation the airport is included in the list of airports of federal significance.At a meeting with vice-premiers on July 30 2019 Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted A few words about the decisions that were made. The first decision concerns the transport infrastructure. This is a key area of our work in the framework of a comprehensive plan for the modernization of the backbone infrastructure until 2024 and national projects. I signed an order to open a new airport in Saratov it will be named after Yuri Gagarin. The old Saratov airport will be closed over time it does not meet the needs of the region it is located within the city limits. We expect that the new airport Gagarin will be able to become a major international hub. As part of the national project there is a decision regarding the purchase of additional equipment for this item in the amount of 500 million rubles.The new Saratov airport Gagarin will start servicing flights from August 20 2019. From now on all flights to Saratov will be transferred from the Central Airport to the new Gagarin Airport.