
Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin said that the department will continue to improve travel conditions for families with children on all types of transport, citing already existing support measures and guidelines for arranging mother and child rooms and children's play areas at airports and train stations.
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The Russian Ministry of Transport is already implementing a set of measures to support families traveling with children on different types of transport, including guidelines for arranging mother and child rooms and children's play areas at airports and train stations.
The Russian Ministry of Transport will continue to improve travel conditions for families with children.
A set of measures to support families traveling with children on different types of transport is already in place.
The Ministry of Transport has developed guidelines for the arrangement of mother and child rooms and children's play areas at airports and train stations.
MOSCOW, August 30 - RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Transport will continue to improve travel conditions on different types of transport for families with children in Russia, Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Supporting families with children is, without exaggeration, one of the main areas of work of the Ministry of Transport. We constantly keep our finger on the pulse, analyze practice and try to quickly respond to people’s requests. Of course, it’s probably impossible to say that absolutely everything has been done and we can stop there - life moves forward, new standards of comfort are emerging,” the minister said on the eve of the EEF.
He noted that a whole range of measures are already in place to support families traveling on different types of transport with children.
Nikitin recalled that the Ministry of Transport has developed detailed guidelines for the arrangement of mother and child rooms and children's play areas at airports and train stations.
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