Russians stranded in Istanbul airport for 36+ hours
Passengers on several flights from Turkey to Moscow have been unable to leave Volgograd Airport for the second day, local journalists report.
Consensus
- Russian tourists were stranded in Istanbul airport
- Flight delays occurred due to restrictions in Russia and weather conditions in Turkey
- Passengers spent at least one night in the airport terminal
- Hotel accommodations were insufficient or unavailable
- Flight schedules were repeatedly changed
Points of divergence
- Passengers on flight SU1720 from Antalya to Vladivostok via Moscow were delayed by 99 hours and denied hotel accommodation in Moscow — riamo
- Flights from St. Petersburg to Antalya were canceled due to a drone attack on St. Petersburg on October 18 — fontanka
- Passengers on several flights from Turkey to Moscow were stuck in Volgograd airport for two days due to restrictions on Moscow airports after a drone attack — tg_kavkazrealii
- The flight was redirected back to Turkey due to restrictions at Moscow's Vnukovo airport — vm
- Some tourists could not return home for more than 36 hours due to flight restrictions and weather — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (9 sources)
- From good — got a voucher. Passengers flying for foreign vacation got stuck at Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- Passengers from Antalya stuck in Moscow: flight rescheduled to October 22 — РИАМО
- Residents of St. Petersburg who planned a vacation in Turkey returned home — Фонтанка
- Passengers of several flights from Turkey to Moscow cannot leave Volgograd airport for the second day, local journalists report — Кавказ.Реалии
- Russians stuck in Istanbul airport for 36 hours due to lack of hotel rooms — Вечерняя Москва
- «Three hours spent on a plane, then returned back». Passengers of the Istanbul — St. Petersburg flight complain about the cancellation of departure — Фонтанка
- Russian tourists spent the night at Istanbul airport awaiting a flight to Moscow. Some of them cannot return... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Part of passengers whose planes returned to Istanbul last evening due to restrictions at Vnukovo are preparing to take off... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Passengers of diverted flights from Turkey to Russia have their tickets changed to other flights. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Stambole
- Moscow
- Turkey
- TASS
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Antalya
- Turkish Airlines
- Vladivostok
- Vnukovo
- Fontanka
- Volgograd
- Pulkovo
- Olga
- Volodin
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