Zakharova called the flight of the IL-96 SLO "Russia" to New York a regular outbound flight.

The flight of the IL-96 Special Flight Detachment (SLO) to New York is a regular outbound flight. This was announced on June 26 by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova.

The plane delivered employees to the United States and will pick up those returning from a business trip, she said in an interview with TASS.

According to the Flightradar24 portal, a special flight that took off from St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport landed in New York the night before.

They put it on the wing: the United States holds $500 million worth of aircraft parts purchased by the Russian Federation.

While the West is imposing new sanctions, Russia is developing its own aircraft industry

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on June 18 that Russia hopes to resume direct flights with the United States by the end of the year. According to him, the American side is also showing great interest in resuming direct flights.