Dozens of flights delayed after drone attacks
Multiple flights were delayed or canceled at several Russian airports due to airspace restrictions following drone attacks in the Leningrad Region, with significant disruptions reported at Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg and Vnukovo Airport in Moscow.
Consensus
- Drone attacks occurred in the Leningrad Region.
- Airspace restrictions were imposed at multiple Russian airports.
- Flight delays and cancellations were reported at several airports.
- Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg was closed temporarily due to the threat.
- Restrictions were lifted at Pulkovo Airport by 07:00.
- Some flights were delayed or canceled due to weather and operational issues.
Points of divergence
- More than 20 flights were delayed or canceled at Pulkovo Airport on August 13. — gazeta_spb
- Eight flights were delayed at Yakutsk Airport, with rescheduling to August 13, 14, and 18. — vesti
- Over 100 flights were delayed at airports in the Moscow region on a Saturday. — riamo
- Flights to Sharm-el-Sheikh were canceled on August 8 due to airline decision, not airspace restrictions. — m24
- 10 flights were delayed at Novosibirsk's Tolmachevo Airport on August 7. — interfax
- Pulkovo Airport was closed from 05:00 due to drone attacks and reopened by 07:00. — fontanka
- Flights to Makhachkala, Dalaman, Tbilisi, and Dushanbe were canceled. — tg_mosguru
- Approximately 50 flights were delayed at Pulkovo Airport, with 15 aircraft waiting from alternate airfields. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (20 sources)
- More than 20 flights will not depart from Pulkovo according to schedule on Thursday - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Departure of eight flights delayed at Yakutsk airport — Вести
- On Wednesday, nine flights will not depart from Pulkovo on schedule - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Arrival of 10 flights is delayed at Novosibirsk airport — Вести
- On Tuesday, 40 flights will not depart from Pulkovo on schedule - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Passengers of flight 23 will not depart from Pulkovo on schedule - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- More than 100 flights are delayed at airports in the Moscow region — РИАМО
- Some flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from Vnukovo are cancelled at the carrier's initiative — Москва 24
- Almost 40 flights will not depart from Pulkovo on schedule on Friday - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Arrival of 10 flights to Novosibirsk airport is delayed — Интерфакс
- Passengers of 23 flights will not depart on time from St. Petersburg on Thursday - SPB RU Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- On Wednesday, 16 flights from Pulkovo will not be able to depart according to schedule - Gazeta SPB RU - news from Saint Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
- Passengers of 50 flights will not depart from Pulkovo on schedule - SPb Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Restrictions lifted at Pulkovo. Dozens of flights delayed — Фонтанка
- From Pulkovo on Monday almost 30 flights will not depart on schedule - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- On Friday, passengers of 25 flights will not be able to depart on time from Pulkovo - Gazeta SPB RU - news from Saint Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
- В четверг из Пулково не вылетят по расписанию 20 самолетов - Газета СПБ РУ - новости Санкт-Петербурга — Gazeta.SPb
- Nine flights will not depart from Pulkovo Airport on schedule this Wednesday - SPB Newspaper — Gazeta.SPb
- On Tuesday, passengers of 12 flights will not be able to depart from Pulkovo Airport according to the schedule - SPB Newspaper — Gazeta.SPb
- Flights from Kamchatka are being delayed due to bad weather — Вести
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Pulkovo
- Pulkovo
- Aeroflot
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Capital of the North
- Nordwind Airlines
- Kaliningrad
- Moscow
- Kazan
- Smartavia
- Sochi
- Victory
- Ural Airlines
- Maxim Denison