Sochi Airport Delays Persist as Fog Covers Runways Across Many Cities

Sochi airport faced a wave of delays as dense fog wrapped the field, grounding a large portion of the day’s departures and arrivals. Across the system, flights could not be scheduled with any certainty, and the disruption stretched into a third day in a row due to the weather conditions over the resort city. Travelers who planned routes through Ulyanovsk, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Domodedovo, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Saransk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Belgrade, Tyumen, Kazan, Sheremetyevo, and Nizhny Novgorod experienced slowdowns and cancellations. The ripple effect was noticeable as crews waited for visibility to improve and air traffic control to green-light takeoffs and landings. The fog and damp air created a challenge for scheduling, pushing back many connections and forcing airline teams to reroute or rebook passengers where possible. The overall mood among passengers and staff was a mix of patience and mounting frustration as the clock kept ticking without a clear path to normal service.