Overview

• Aeroflot operated the first regular Sheremetyevo–Krasnodar service, with nearly all seats occupied according to on-board observations.
• Arrival passengers were received with a ceremonial bread-and-salt welcome on the tarmac before the first outbound Krasnodar–Moscow flight.
• S7 Airlines advanced its Moscow–Krasnodar launch to October 12 and plans daily service from October 26, citing strong ticket demand.
• Russia’s aviation regulator lifted temporary restrictions at Volgograd and Kaluga airports on September 16 after a brief safety pause.
• Russian officials and pro-Russian local coordinators reported multiple strikes in Ukraine, including near Smela and Poltava and in Zaporizhzhia and the Kramatorsk–Druzhkivka area, as regional authorities in Russian-held Kherson said an ambulance was hit in Oleshky.