Airports within the Russian cities of Moscow and Kaluga briefly suspended operations on Thursday, with no clear cause given by authorities. The restrictions have been later lifted.
Operations have been briefly suspended at airports within the Russian capital Moscow and the close by metropolis of Kaluga, earlier than being lifted a number of hours later.
The closures have been reported by Rosaviatsia, the Russian federal air transport company. The 4 airports affected have been Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.
“To guarantee the security of flights of civil plane, momentary restrictions have been imposed on the operation of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky and Kaluga airports,” the company stated.
Previously, Kazan International Airport had additionally suspended all flights. Rosaviatsia spokesman Artem Korenyako stated the measures have been taken to make sure the security of civil plane flights.
