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"In case of force majeure, the parties bear no financial responsibility for failure to fulfill their obligations," ATOR said. "Therefore, the airlines and tourist operators will not be obliged to compensate tourists" losses."

Tourists who want to cancel their upcoming flights will be reimbursed the cost of their vouchers minus the tour operator"s losses. But since the operator has paid for their travel and hotel reservation, the tourists will lose nearly everything they paid.

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MOSCOW (RIA Novosti economic commentator Maria Selivanova)