Overview
- Rosaviatsia issued temporary restrictions at multiple regional airports, with cycles of imposing and lifting limits at Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and Saratov, and new curbs later at Samara, Tambov, Ulyanovsk and Kaluga.
- Pulkovo reported 17 flights delayed more than two hours and 34 departures delayed overall, with the operator blaming late arrivals and airspace constraints, while transport prosecutors launched oversight and confirmed services for passengers under federal rules.
- Kaliningrad’s Hrabrovo cut delays to about 25 flights by morning after mass disruptions, canceled several services to Moscow and St. Petersburg, diverted nine aircraft to Pulkovo, and said it expected a return to routine by evening if conditions held.
- Nizhny Novgorod’s airport operated by prior coordination due to temporary airspace restrictions, with authorities warning of possible schedule adjustments as a safety measure.
- Severe weather continued to strain wider transport, with Sochi reporting multiple long flight delays and Krasnodar Krai railways delaying 55 trains, some by up to 14 hours, as passenger support measures were activated.