Moscow Airport Flight Cancellations Affect 8,000 Tourists
Quick Look
- Flight cancellations at Moscow airports have preliminarily affected approximately 8,000 tourists.
- Tour operators are reissuing tickets and monitoring cases of tourists stranded abroad, while efforts are underway to extend hotel stays for those not yet departed.
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Why It Matters
Flight cancellations and delays at Moscow airports have impacted thousands of tourists. Tour operators are working to rebook clients and monitor those stranded abroad.
MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. Flight cancellations at Moscow airports have preliminarily affected about 8,000 tourists who were due to depart abroad or return home, the press service of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported.
"According to preliminary estimates, the situation has affected about 8,000 tourists who were scheduled to depart from Moscow for foreign destinations or return. Tour operators are reissuing tickets for clients whose flights were canceled. All cases involving tourists forced to remain abroad due to the cancellation or delay of flights from Russia are also under constant monitoring," the statement said.
Problems faced by tourists are being addressed on an individual basis. For those who have not yet left for the airport, efforts are being made, where possible, to extend their hotel stays. Passengers waiting for flights to Russia at foreign airports are entitled to receive meals from their carriers, ATOR explained.
According to information from Moscow airports, between 5:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., about 120 arriving and departing flights were canceled, while more than 160 were delayed by over two hours. Around 30 inbound flights were diverted to alternate airports, the experts recalled.
Open Questions
- What caused the widespread cancellations and delays?
- What is the total financial impact on airlines and tour operators?
- How long will these disruptions last?
