Overview
- Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo imposed temporary operating limits on Saturday from 15:59 and 17:06 MSK, lifting the restrictions around midnight.
- During the restriction window, more than 270 flights were delayed, 69 aircraft diverted to alternate airports, and 42 flights were canceled.
- Samara’s Kurumoch airport recorded five cancellations and two departures delayed by about 12 hours, including flights to Moscow and Hurghada.
- Sochi reported 12 delays exceeding two hours, no cancellations, and normal terminal conditions, with affected routes including Tyumen, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Saratov, Kazan, and Yekaterinburg.
- Airports cited late inbound aircraft linked to the Moscow hub disruption, and reports did not specify the original reason for the Moscow restrictions.