Pulkovo Resumes Flights After Drone Attack
In connection with the normalization of the situation at the Moscow aviation hub, Pulkovo Airport began sending planes to Moscow. As of 18:00 MSK, Pulkovo, as a reserve airfield, accepted 29 Moscow flights.
Consensus
- Pulkovo Airport resumed flights after temporary restrictions were lifted.
- The restrictions were introduced due to a drone attack on Saint Petersburg.
- The airport operated under safety measures and accepted and dispatched flights by agreement with authorities.
- Flight delays and cancellations occurred during the period of restrictions.
- Passengers were advised to check flight status via official airline websites or airport digital displays.
- The situation in Moscow's aviation hub normalized, allowing Pulkovo to resume scheduled flights to Moscow.
Points of divergence
- Moscow's airports were closed for several hours during the day and reopened in stages, with Vnukovo and Domodedovo fully reopening at 18:35. — fontanka
- 40 flights were delayed and nine were canceled at Pulkovo on October 19. — gazeta_spb
- The airport was restricted on October 18 due to a drone attack on infrastructure and the oil terminal in Saint Petersburg. — interfax
- One person was killed and five others were injured in the drone attack; the attack targeted data centers, logistics hubs, and the oil terminal. — m24
- The U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg on October 21, and was met by Russian official Kirill Dmitriev. — vedomosti
- Sergei Sobyanin reported that 21 drones were shot down by air defense forces during the day. — fontanka
Coverage (20 sources)
- Pulkovo began sending planes to Moscow — Вести
- Pulkovo began sending planes to Moscow — Фонтанка
- Pulkovo accepts and dispatches flights in coordination — Ведомости
- Pulkovo again switched to coordination mode — Фонтанка
- Restrictions introduced in the area of Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- Vnukovo Airport began accepting and dispatching flights by agreement — РИАМО
- On Monday, Pulkovo Airport resumed normal operations after restrictions - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Pulkovo returned to standard schedule after drone attack — Интерфакс
- Pulkovo Airport returned to normal operations — Вести
- Restrictions lifted at Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- Pulkovo Airport operates on coordination — Интерфакс
- Pulkovo Airport begins preparations for servicing flights — Вести
- At Pulkovo asked passengers not to arrive at the airport in advance — Фонтанка
- Those at Pulkovo Airport were moved to safe places — Вести
- Passengers at Pulkovo moved to shelters amid drone attacks — Фонтанка
- Schedule adjustments may be possible at Kaliningrad Airport — Вести
- Temporary restrictions lifted at Pulkovo — Москва 24
- Pulkovo Airport serves flights by agreement — Москва 24
- Pulkovo Airport suspended its operations — Вести
- Pulkovo Airport Closed — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Pulkovo
- Rosaviation
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Leningrad Oblast
- Pulkovo
- Kaliningrad
- Pulkovo Airport
- Max
- St. Petersburg
- INTERFAX.RU
- Alexandr Drozdenco
- Khrabovo
- Airport
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