Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports handling flights by coordination, Rosaviatsia says
In short
Flights at Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports are being accepted and dispatched only in coordination with the relevant authorities, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said, citing temporary restrictions on the use of airspace around the two airports. The agency also warned of possible limits to flight schedules. The documents do not say what prompted the restrictions or how long they will last.
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Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports are accepting and dispatching flights by coordination with the relevant authorities, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said, according to Interfax. The agency attributed the arrangement to the introduction of temporary restrictions on the use of airspace around the two airports. Rosaviatsia also warned of possible restrictions in the flight schedule. TASS and RIA Novosti reported the same coordinated operation at Vnukovo and Domodedovo in shorter headlines issued about an hour before Interfax's report, without giving a reason. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The documents do not state what prompted the temporary airspace restrictions, how long they will remain in place, or whether flights at the two airports are being delayed or cancelled. Only Vnukovo and Domodedovo are named. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
Vnukovo and Domodedovo are two of Moscow's main airports, so coordinated operations and possible schedule limits affect departing and arriving passengers. The documents do not state a cause for the airspace restrictions or their expected duration, so the scope of any disruption is not yet known.
Key facts
- Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports are accepting and dispatching flights in coordination with the relevant authorities, according to Rosaviatsia. [ 3 ]
- Rosaviatsia said the coordination is linked to the introduction of temporary restrictions on the use of airspace around the two airports. [ 3 ]
- The agency warned of possible restrictions in the flight schedule. [ 3 ]
- The reports concern Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- What prompted the temporary airspace restrictions. None of the documents states a cause; Interfax attributes the restrictions only to Rosaviatsia's announcement.
- How long the restrictions will remain in force and whether flights are being delayed or cancelled. Rosaviatsia is cited as warning of possible schedule restrictions, but no duration, delay or cancellation figures appear in the documents.
- Whether airports other than Vnukovo and Domodedovo are affected. Only these two airports are named in the documents.
- Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports are operating flights by coordination, a measure Rosaviatsia links to temporary airspace restrictions around those airports. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports are handling flights by coordination. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that the two airports are accepting and dispatching flights by coordination. [ 2 ]
- Interfax reports, citing Rosaviatsia, that the airports are operating by coordination with the relevant authorities because of temporary airspace restrictions around them, and that schedule limits are possible. [ 3 ]