Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports resumed normal operations after a large number of flights were sent to alternative airports on Tuesday night, September 5th. DEA News With reference to the National Guard.
“As of 07.30 Moscow time on September 5, 2023, Moscow airports and Zhukovsky airport are operating as usual. Previously, round-trip flights to Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports were temporarily limited in order to ensure the flight safety of civilian aircraft, in this regard, five aircraft went to alternative airports, ”said the message of the Russian Guard.
All passengers arriving at alternative airports were taken to their destinations.
Earlier, on Tuesday night, September 5, at Moscow airports detained 15 flights, some of which were later cancelled.
Prior to that, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that on Tuesday, September 5, the air defense forces (Air Defense) destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles trying to attack in the Kaluga region and in the Istra region of the Moscow region. capital city.
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