The first flight since 2022 departed from Moscow to Krasnodar

An Aeroflot flight departed today from Moscow to the Krasnodar airport, whose operations were suspended after the start of the military operation in Ukraine.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on September 11, the Ministry of Transport announced the resumption of operations at the Krasnodar airport, which had been closed since the end of February 2022 for security reasons. Local authorities explained that the first flight is scheduled for September 17, an Aeroflot flight from Moscow will fly to Krasnodar. It was decided to operate flights only during the daytime.

A passenger plane took off today from Moscow's Sheremetyevo to Krasnodar, this is the first flight to the Krasnodar airport after a three-year break, Kommersant reports.

According to the online board on the Sheremetyevo website, the flight is operated by Aeroflot Airlines on on an Airbus A321.

The plane took off at 06.55 Moscow time, the declared travel time is 3 hours 35 minutes, as indicated on the online scoreboard card.

FAS has taken control of the cost of flights to Krasnodar

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is monitoring the cost of air tickets on routes to Krasnodar, the agency reported on September 15. "The service has included the relevant route (there and back) in the weekly monitoring of 150 tourist routes, which is organized jointly with relevant agencies," TASS quoted an employee of the agency's press service as saying.

According to him, the FAS is monitoring the cost of economy class air tickets on domestic flights. If a significant increase in their cost is detected, the FAS conducts an analysis of the expenses and income of airlines separately for each direction.

"If signs of abuse of a dominant position by airlines are detected, including unjustified price increases, the service will promptly take response measures," the FAS employee said.

Airports in the Southern Federal District operate intermittently amid drone attacks

Recall that on July 9, the Ministry of Transport announced the opening of the Gelendzhik airport for domestic flights. The possibility of safe flights to the Gelendzhik airport has been confirmed by specialists from the Federal Air Transport Agency and the State Corporation for Air Traffic Management, the department reported. On July 18, the airport accepted the first flight.

Airports in cities in the south of Russia, operating under the conditions of the military operation in Ukraine, are periodically closed due to the threat of drone attacks. Thus, on September 13, restrictions were introduced at the Volgograd airport on the arrival and departure of aircraft to ensure flight safety. On the morning of the same day, the restrictions were lifted, and the Ministry of Defense reported 10 drones shot down in the region.

On September 10, restrictions were also introduced at the Sochi airport on the arrival and departure of aircraft. The airport resumed operations on the same day.

On July 6, passengers at the Sochi airport faced a multi-hour wait for departure due to the introduction of the "Carpet" plan at the airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg.