Delays hit 43 flights at airports in southern Russian cities

Departures and arrivals of 43 flights are delayed at Krasnodar and Sochi international airports, according to online flight boards cited by TASS.

In Krasnodar, 14 departures are delayed, including international flights: four to Moscow, three to Istanbul (Türkiye), two to Saint Petersburg, and one each to Hurghada (Egypt), Tel Aviv (Israel), Yekaterinburg, Yerevan (Armenia), and Samarkand (Uzbekistan). Six arrivals are delayed: three from Moscow, and one each from Krasnoyarsk, Saint Petersburg, and Istanbul.

At Sochi airport, 23 flights are affected. Eight departures are delayed: three to Moscow and one each to Istanbul, Saint Petersburg, Hurghada, Chelyabinsk, and Novosibirsk. Fifteen arrivals are delayed: six from Moscow, two from Istanbul, and one each from Dubai (UAE), Tel Aviv, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Saratov, Yekaterinburg, and Istanbul.

At Gelendzhik airport, one flight each for departure and arrival between Moscow and Gelendzhik is delayed.

By Khagan Isayev