
Over the eight months of 2026 in Russia, the number of flights delayed by more than two hours reached 118.1 thousand, which is 20.3% more than the same period in 2025.
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The statistics cover the period from January to August 2026 and are compared with the same period in 2025.
The number of flights delayed by two or more hours in Russia in 2026 has been announced - their number has almost reached 120 thousand. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation reported this to TASS.
“Over the eight months of 2026, the number of flights operated with a delay of more than two hours amounted to 118.1 thousand,” the department specified. The number of late flights was reported to have increased by 20.3 percent between January and August compared to the same period in 2025.
The Ministry of Transport added that monitoring of delayed flights continues. Moreover, not only technical reasons are taken into account, but also other factors affecting the regularity of flights. “At the same time, the share of flight delays due to technical reasons in the total number of delayed flights in 2026 compared to 2025 decreased from 12.7 percent to 10.1 percent,” the department added.

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