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Russia Updates Regional Airport Restrictions as Murmansk Terminal Opens

Safety concerns drive rolling restrictions across regional hubs.

Overview

  • Rosaviatsia imposed fresh or expanded limits at airports in Saratov, Tambov, Nizhnekamsk, Krasnodar, Izhevsk and Volgograd, following earlier adjustments this week.
  • The regulator lifted previously announced curbs in Sochi, Gelendzhik and later in Kotlas, reflecting ongoing day‑to‑day changes to operations.
  • Transport prosecutors launched a review in Norilsk after snow‑removal work damaged an airfield power cable and locally dented the fuselage of an An‑26.
  • Murmansk’s new terminal opened and received its first flight, doubling throughput to 400 passengers per hour, with VEB.RF projecting capacity up to 3 million annually.
  • Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo added two taxiways to cut taxi time from 20 to 5 minutes, while separate disruptions were resolved as Vilnius resumed flights and a flydubai service from St. Petersburg departed after a 32‑hour technical delay.