Russian Airports Collapse On Eve Of Xi Jinping's Arrival In Moscow

Nine planes landed in Saratov instead of the Russian capital because of a drone attack.

The situation before the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9 is heating up. On Tuesday evening, a day before the official visit to Moscow of Chinese leader Si Jinping, who plans to attend events in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had repelled the second Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions in a day. With raids and airport shutdowns continuing all day, civil air traffic in the country is close to collapse.

Nine planes bound for Moscow were diverted to an alternate airfield in Saratov, RBC in the press service of Gagarin International Airport.

The flights in question are from Tbilisi (Georgia), Gazipash (Turkey), Baku (Azerbaijan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol and Sochi (two boards). "At present, the airplanes are receiving ground handling. Representatives of airlines are working with passengers," - said in the press service of "Gagarin".

Telegram channel "Careful, news" wrote that the passengers of the flight "Pobeda" DP836 Alanya - Moscow landed in Saratov and did not let out of the plane for an hour and a half. "Due to temporary restrictions on the use of airspace in central Russia, flight DP836 on the route Alanya (Turkey) - Moscow (Vnukovo) landed at an alternate airfield in Saratov. The flight to Moscow will be operated as soon as the restrictions are lifted. Customers are dropped off at the airport building for the time of waiting for departure," Pobeda told RBC.

A Rosaviatsia spokesman warned that planes flying to Moscow may be diverted to alternate airfields "due to temporary restrictions on the use of airspace."

"Due to the late arrival of aircraft at the original airports of destination, delays in the performance of subsequent flights are possible," the report said. - Specialists of Rosaviatsia and the State Corporation for Air Traffic Organization in the Russian Federation have intensified monitoring of the activities of airports and airlines in the capital region."

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