Here, as they say, an unploughed field," - an expert on launching direct flights between Russia and Africa at the Russia-Africa summit Vladimir Putin invited African airlines to start flying to Russia. As the president said, developing logistics routes will help increase trade and investments between countries. Chief editor of the Abia portal. Creeping is widespread in the Roman Gusrov believes that we are talking mainly about the countries of Central and South Africa. Air communication with Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco and Tunisia has already been established, but there are almost no direct lines south of the Sahara. "There is mutual interest. But the question is about organizing direct flights. From a purely technical point of view, it will be a very difficult task." The main obstacles are long distances, lack of long-haul aircraft and insufficient passenger traffic. It is likely that business trips will not be enough to occupy the flights on a regular basis. It is worth starting with the development of tourist connections and charter flights, the expert believes. When there is stable demand, we can talk about fixed routes. "We need to dance not even from aviation, but from the tourism industry. We must establish bilateral relations, contacts, propose plans, and then invite charters from the aviation industry, or at least start with charters."