Overview
- Rosaviatsiya issued and revised temporary limits on arrivals and departures at multiple airports to ensure flight safety.
- Vnukovo and Domodedovo saw new restrictions on January 4 that were later modified so both handle flights only by coordination with authorities.
- More than 100 flights were delayed and at least three were canceled across the Moscow area, based on airport boards cited by RIA Novosti.
- Zhukovsky lifted restrictions, regional updates included new limits at Kaluga, Volgograd and Ivanovo, Saratov saw curbs removed, and Yaroslavl had limits lifted then reintroduced.
- Separately, Puerto Rico’s main airport reported widespread suspensions by U.S. airlines after the FAA temporarily closed part of Caribbean airspace.