Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Overnight

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Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports in Moscow did not accept or service any flights, according to a statement from Rosaviatsiya.

Restrictions were introduced at 23:42 on Thursday to ensure safety. As a result, more than 20 planes heading to Moscow were diverted to other cities.

The restrictions were lifted overnight: at Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo at 4:58 am, and at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky at 5:42 am.

Additionally, airports in other cities were temporarily closed overnight: St. Pyotrsburg, Bugulma, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kirov, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhnekamsk, Penza, Pskov, Samara, Saransk, Saratov, Tambov, Cheboksary, Ulyanovsk, Cherepovets, and Yaroslavl. Some of these restrictions have already been lifted (in St. Pyotrsburg, Saransk, Penza, and Saratov).