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St. Petersburg resumes direct flights to Beijing

STORY: St. Petersburg resumes direct flights to Beijing DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg (Source: TASS) 2. various of airplanes STORYLINE: An Airbus 330 aircraft operated by China's Hainan Airlines flew from Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg to Beijing Capital Airport on Sunday, marking the resumption of direct flights from Russia's second-largest city to the Chinese capital after nearly three years of halt. According to the current plan, Hainan Airlines will operate the flights once a week on Sundays. The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that the country had resumed regular passenger flights with 58 countries after it removed certain COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights from Jan. 8, 2023. It said that the number of countries handling flights to or from China and airlines operating these flights resumed to 64 percent and 80 percent, respectively, of

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-CIVIL AVIATION-EXHIBITION

(230210) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of civil aviation in Russia at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 9, 2023. The exhibition, designed to introduce the history of Russian aviation, is being held in the Terminal 2 of the airport. It will be open to visitors for 12 months. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-CIVIL AVIATION-EXHIBITION

(230210) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibit is pictured during an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of civil aviation in Russia at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 9, 2023. The exhibition, designed to introduce the history of Russian aviation, is being held in the Terminal 2 of the airport. It will be open to visitors for 12 months. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-CIVIL AVIATION-EXHIBITION

(230210) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views exhibits during an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of civil aviation in Russia at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 9, 2023. The exhibition, designed to introduce the history of Russian aviation, is being held in the Terminal 2 of the airport. It will be open to visitors for 12 months. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-CIVIL AVIATION-EXHIBITION

(230210) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Exhibits are pictured during an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of civil aviation in Russia at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 9, 2023. The exhibition, designed to introduce the history of Russian aviation, is being held in the Terminal 2 of the airport. It will be open to visitors for 12 months. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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Exhibition kicks off to commemorate 100th anniversary of Russia's Civil Aviation Day

STORY: Exhibition kicks off to commemorate 100th anniversary of Russia's Civil Aviation Day DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport 2. various of the launching ceremony of the exhibition and exhibits STORYLINE: An exhibition was launched at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport on Thursday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of civil aviation in Russia. The exhibition, which showcases the history of Russian aviation, will be open to visitors for 12 months, until February 2024. More than 180 exhibits, including aircraft parts, pilot suits, technical models, and multimedia biographies of aviation heroes, represent all stages of the development of Russian aviation. On Feb. 9, 1923, the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) adopted a resolution of the Council of Labor and Defense "on the assignment of technical supervision of air lines to the main directorate of the air fleet and on

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Abe leaves for Argentina

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves as he leaves Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2013, to attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires.

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Abe arrives in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2013, to attend a Group of 20 meeting.

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Abe arrives in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is greeted as he arrives at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2013, to attend a Group of 20 meeting.

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Koizumi arrives in Russia to meet Putin, Hu

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) arrives at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport on May 30 to attend ceremonies to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the city's founding, and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Koizumi arrives in Russia to meet Putin, Hu

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) arrives at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport on May 30 to attend ceremonies to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the city's founding, and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao. (Kyodo)