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Rosaviatsia Tightens and Loosens Flight Limits Across Russia as Sochi, Samara, Saratov Face New Curbs

The agency calls the steps safety-driven, urging passengers to verify flight status with their carriers.

Overview

  • Temporary restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures are in force at airports in Saratov (Gagarin), Volgograd, Samara (Kurumoch), Sochi and Gelendzhik, according to Rosaviatsia representative Artem Korenyako.
  • Rosaviatsia said airports in Orenburg and Ufa resumed normal operations after limits were lifted on September 24.
  • Earlier on September 23, the agency removed similar restrictions at the airports of Kazan and Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo).
  • Moscow’s Sheremetyevo reports standard operations with sequencing adjustments after 48 outbound flights were delayed the morning of September 23, with the transport prosecutor monitoring passenger-rights compliance.
  • Airlines are adjusting schedules to the evolving conditions, and airports warn that passenger processing times may increase during the temporary measures.