Flights from southern Russian cities cancelled | Inquirer News

Flights from southern Russian cities cancelled

/ 02:33 PM February 24, 2022

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Travelers wait at the the departures board ahead of their flights at the Boryspil airport some 30 kilometers outside Kyiv on February 13, 2022. AFP

MOSCOW — Flights from cities in southern Russia near Ukraine were cancelled Thursday after President Vladimir Putin announced his army had begun a military operation in the country.

Flights from 11 airports in southern Russia and one airport in Moscow-annexed Crimea were cancelled, Russia’s main aviation authority Rosaviatsia said in a statement.

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These include large cities such as Sochi, Krasnodar and Anapa. It said the restrictions will be in place until March 2.

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“The aviation authorities of Russia strongly recommend that passengers on the next flights and those who meet them do not go to the airport,” the statement read.

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