Southeast Asia and Russia in Search of New Connectivity

... number of active steps to increase its tourist appeal to visitors from Russia. These include launch ing direct flights on the Yangon-Mandalay-Novosibirsk route by Myanmar Airways International in September 2023 (before that, direct flights between Russia and Myanmar were carried out more than 30 years ago, and many capitals of Southeast Asia could be reached only with a connection in Yangon, then Rangoon), attracting tourists from Russian regions by developing package tours to visit several ancient Myanmar cities. Additionally, while visiting Moscow in late January 2024, Myanmar’s ...