Over 20 Moscow-bound flights rerouted due to security
Over 20 aircraft that flew to Moscow were diverted to other cities due to restrictions, according to TASS reports from the capital's airports.
Consensus
- More than 20 flights destined for Moscow were redirected to other cities.
- The redirection was due to security restrictions at Moscow airports.
- Moscow airports Shcheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky are temporarily closed for aircraft arrivals and departures.
- Security measures were implemented to ensure flight safety.
- Ukrainian drones have been targeting the Moscow region, with 155 drones detected in the past night.
- 22 drones were neutralized near Moscow.
Points of divergence
- Flights originally bound for Sheremetyevo were redirected to alternate airfields in Ulyanovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Baku, and Minsk. — m24
- Two flights from Nizhnekamsk and Samara returned to their departure points. — m24
- Seven flights unable to land at Vnukovo from Tbilisi, Hurghada, Antalya, Saint Petersburg, Nyanyan-Mar, and Dubai were rerouted to Volgograd, Saint Petersburg, Minsk, and Yaroslavl. — m24
- A flight from Blagoveshchensk landed in Yekaterinburg instead of Domodedovo. — m24
- Pulkovo Airport has accepted 25 flights originally bound for Moscow as an alternate airfield. — m24
- An air alert was declared at Sheremetyevo Airport. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- More than 20 planes flying to Moscow were rerouted to other airports — Коммерсантъ
- More than 20 planes bound for Moscow rerouted to other cities due to restrictions, airports in the capital told TASS. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- More than 20 planes flying to Moscow were rerouted to other cities due to restrictions. — Первый Московский
- More than 20 planes flying to Moscow were rerouted to other cities due to restrictions — Москва 24