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Russia Imposes Rolling Flight Restrictions as Delays Hit Pulkovo and Kaliningrad

Officials describe the curbs as short‑term safety steps during volatile holiday weather.

Overview

  • Rosaviatsia issued temporary NOTAM-based limits on arrivals and departures at a rotating set of airports including Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Samara, Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Kaluga, Tambov, Izhevsk and Moscow’s Domodedovo.
  • Several constraints were lifted within hours, with back‑to‑back notices showing restrictions introduced and then removed at Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Saratov and Domodedovo.
  • Pulkovo reported widespread schedule disruptions, taking nine diversions from Kaliningrad, with prosecutors counting 34 delayed departures and the operator noting 17 delays exceeding two hours later in the day.
  • Kaliningrad’s Khrabrovo saw dozens of delays and multiple cancellations, with the airport expecting a return to normal operations by evening if conditions held.
  • Regulators said late aircraft arrivals and adverse weather at origin or destination airports drove the disruptions, while Rostransnadzor and transport prosecutors monitored compliance with passenger service rules.