Overview
- Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency announced temporary restrictions on accepting and releasing aircraft at major Moscow hubs Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.
- Additional airports named by the agency include Penza, Saratov's Gagarin, Kaluga's Grabtsevo, Pskov and Samara's Kurumoch.
- Rosaviatsiya framed the measures as necessary to ensure flight safety and provided no details on triggers or duration.
- Restrictions that had been applied at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo were lifted, with the airport reported to be operating normally.
- In a separate development, Ulan‑Ude's Baikal airport projected about 843,000 passengers in 2025, a 12% rise tied to route expansion and new terminal infrastructure.