More than 450 flights canceled and delayed at Moscow airports because of UAV attacks
More than 450 flights canceled and delayed at Moscow airports because of UAV attacks
This follows from Agentstvo’s calculations as of 16:00 Moscow time.
At Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo, aircraft arrivals were restricted at around 2 a.m. on Thursday, and by 8 a.m. aircraft arrivals and departures were also restricted at Domodedovo. This happened because of drone attacks: by 18:00, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 54 drones flying toward the capital had been destroyed.
Restrictions at Sheremetyevo were lifted by 7 a.m., and Domodedovo resumed operations after 10:00. Vnukovo reopened after 19:00.
🔹At Vnukovo, by 16:00 the departure of 53 flights and the arrival of 50 flights had been canceled, while the departure of another 54 flights and the arrival of 58 flights had been delayed.
🔹At Sheremetyevo, since midnight the departure of 24 planes had been delayed and another 8 flights had been canceled. At least 161 planes will arrive or have already arrived late, and six were canceled.
🔹At Domodedovo, four departing and 50 arriving flights were delayed. One flight was canceled.
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Three Airports Stall After Drone Attacks
Drone attacks disrupted more than 450 flights at Moscow airports.
The capital was protected mainly on paper.