The key facts

  • From 00:28 on November 9, Domodedovo is receiving and dispatching aircraft only in coordination with the relevant authorities
  • Rosaviatsia allows for partial schedule adjustments
  • That same night, restrictions were also imposed at Kaluga's Grabtsevo Airport

Restrictions at Domodedovo

Moscow's Domodedovo Airport switched to a special operating regime on the night of November 9, 2026: aircraft are being received and dispatched only in coordination with the relevant authorities. A message from Rosaviatsia representative Taras Fomchenkov was published on the agency's Telegram channel at 00:28. It states that the flight schedule may be partially adjusted and that the measure was introduced to ensure flight safety. Passengers were advised to check the status of their flight on the airport's online departures board . The restrictions were reported by Gazeta.Ru and Life.ru.

What else happened that night and earlier

That same night, flights were also temporarily restricted at Kaluga's Grabtsevo Airportfor safety reasons, Gazeta.Ru notes. Restrictions in Moscow's airspace also affect arriving flights: according to earlier reports by Life.ru, due to the temporary restrictions at Domodedovo, two passenger aircraft had to be diverted to other airports — a plane from Baku landed in Saint Petersburg, while the aircraft from Yerevan was received by Sheremetyevo. At the time, Domodedovo's press service said that passengers were being promptly informed about schedule changes.

Context

Similar temporary restrictions have been introduced in recent days not only in Russia: last week, Lublin International Airport near the Ukrainian border curtailed operations due to 'military activity'declared by the Polish authorities, warning passengers of possible flight delays and cancellations. The reasons for the current restrictions at Domodedovo, apart from the general reference to flight safety, are not disclosed in Rosaviatsia's messages; the duration of the special regime was also not specified.