Moscow airports and Zhukovsky airport are operating normally. This has been reported telegram channel Rosaviatsia.
The message said, “As of 08:30 Moscow time on August 17, 2023, Moscow airports and Zhukovsky airports are operating normally.”
The Federal Air Transport Agency stated that flights to Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports were temporarily limited in the early morning of September 17 in order to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights. It was announced that a plane went to an alternative airport.
According to the federal agency, during the period of temporary restrictions on the acceptance and departure of flights, air traffic controllers and airport ground services took the necessary measures to ensure flight safety.
It was previously reported that at least 31 flights would be operated. detained and six were canceled at three Moscow airports, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo.
Delays and cancellations of flights have become more frequent at airports in Moscow and the Moscow region due to recent attempts to attack with unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Carpet” plan on the night of September 17 was announced at the capital’s Vnukovo airport. In Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, 19 flights were delayed and three were canceled.
Previously reportedthat birds hit Russian planes more often.