Aeroflot cancels 90+ flights over drone threat
At 13:00 Moscow time, Pulkovo Airport accepted and dispatched more than 55 flights and approximately 7,000 passengers. Meanwhile, 41 flights were delayed by two hours or more.
Consensus
- Multiple flights were canceled and delayed at Russian airports on Friday.
- Drone attacks were cited as the cause of flight disruptions.
- Air traffic restrictions were imposed at Moscow and Saint Petersburg airports.
- Aeroflot and its subsidiary Russia were among the airlines affected.
- Pulkovo Airport experienced flight cancellations and delays, including several to Moscow.
- Sheremetyevo Airport declared an air alert due to a drone threat.
- Restrictions were lifted later in the day at both airports.
- The disruptions were part of a broader pattern of drone-related aviation issues since October 8.
Points of divergence
- 17 flights were delayed from Pulkovo, including specific flight numbers and destinations. — gazeta_spb
- Several passenger flights were circling above Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast on October 20 due to holding patterns, with no official statement of cancellation or delay. — fontanka
- Pulkovo handled over 55 flights and 7,000 passengers after resuming operations, with 41 flights delayed by over 2 hours. — vesti
- By 13:00 Saturday, more flights were canceled in Moscow airports than on Friday, with 184 cancellations on Friday alone. — tg_agentstvonews
- Pulkovo did not accept or send flights overnight due to drone threats, and two drones were shot down over Leningrad Oblast. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (20 sources)
- At Pulkovo they told how many flights were delayed due to Moscow restrictions — Фонтанка
- Aeroflot canceled more than 90 flights to/from Sheremetyevo by the end of Friday — Интерфакс
- From Pulkovo on Friday, 17 flights are delayed - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Departure of four flights from Pulkovo on Thursday is delayed - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Flights of ten planes from Pulkovo were delayed on Wednesday - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Air traffic jams over St. Petersburg: planes circle in the sky and do not land at Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- From Pulkovo on Tuesday, eight flights will depart with delays - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Schedule adjustments possible. Pulkovo — on the situation at the airport — Фонтанка
- On Monday, 40 planes will depart from Pulkovo with delays - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Pulkovo accepted and dispatched more than 55 flights and 7,000 passengers after opening — Вести
- Pulkovo began servicing flights — Фонтанка
- Pulkovo: We are starting preparations for servicing flights — Фонтанка
- 15 flights canceled at Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- By 13:00, more flights were cancelled in capital airports than throughout the entire Friday — Агентство. Новости
- Flights from Pulkovo again canceled amid drone attacks — Бумага
- In Pulkovo, delays affected more than 100 flights — Фонтанка
- Departure of 24 flights delayed from Pulkovo Airport on Friday - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- From Pulkovo on Thursday, 11 flights were delayed - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- More than 20 flights departed from Pulkovo Airport on Tuesday were delayed - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- On Tuesday, six flights will depart from Pulkovo with delays - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb