Flight disruptions and cancellations at Moscow's Vnukovo airport

As reported by the independent Russian Telegram channel "Ostorozhno, Novosti", it is about flight PC1456 from Bodrum to Moscow, scheduled for 00:05 local time.

Passengers were to be informed that all Turkish airlines had canceled their connections due to the "airspace situation" over the Russian capital. We don't know what to expect. The Turkish side prohibits departures, the carriers informed.

The departures board at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport also listed four Pegasus Airlines flights from Russia as canceled: two to Istanbul and one to Bodrum and Dalaman, reports the independent Russian portal Meduza.

That's not all - at least two Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul were also canceled from Vnukovo Airport last night and this morning. The Nesma Airlines flight to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh and the Shirak Avia flight to Yerevan were also canceled. However, in the later schedule for Wednesday, Turkish Airlines connections were still included unchanged.

Restrictions on Wnukowo

The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency announced that on the night of September 1-2, temporary restrictions on the reception and check-in of aircraft were introduced at Vnukovo airport. The decision was justified by security reasons. Approximately At 6:00 Moscow time, restrictions were lifted.

A day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned air carriers, insurers and users of Russian airports about the growing threat in Russian airspace.

The Russian sky is becoming completely dangerous. (...) The war started by Russia is closing its skies, said the Ukrainian leader.