News about airports: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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A draft resolution put forward for public discussion provides, from July 1, 2027, for free luggage storage for up to 24 hours for ticket holders, one hour of free Wi-Fi, and electronic terminals for ordering an official taxi without a SIM card.
Otabek YusupovRosaviatsia announced the lifting of restrictions on receiving and dispatching aircraft at Vnukovo, as well as the resumption of operations at the Sochi and Gelendzhik airports. Overnight, due to the Carpet plan, 109 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow airports.
Otabek YusupovAfter four decades of planning, Western Sydney International airport received its first international flight: an Air New Zealand aircraft arrived from Auckland and departed back. The A$5.3 billion airport began domestic flights on Sunday and cargo flights in July. Unlike the old Kingsford Smith, it operates around the clock.
Aziz KarimovThe Commission of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed introducing a single recognizable sign for children lost at airports and railway stations. According to commission member Kira Doroseva, the ways to get help currently differ, and a unified symbol would become a familiar landmark known in advance. In the future, the system could be extended to shopping malls, stadiums and other places.
Aziz KarimovOn October 24, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a series of downed drones, after which all four Moscow airports, including Sheremetyevo, were temporarily closed. Arriving flights were redirected to other cities, including 25 flights accepted by Pulkovo. At Moscow City, people were evacuated from the IQ-Quarter tower, although TASS attributed this to an alarm malfunction.
Aziz KarimovIn an interview with Gazeta, BCG Managing Director Suresh Subudhi and BCG Director in Tashkent Vasily Triandafilidi discussed the prospects of Uzbekistan's aviation: market growth of 16% per year, turning airports into economic platforms, dependence on imported jet fuel, PPP experience, and barriers to domestic flights.
Sevara AzamovaRosaviatsiya reported that Domodedovo airport is accepting and dispatching flights in coordination with the relevant authorities due to temporary restrictions on the use of airspace. Earlier, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo began operating under a similar regime. Flight schedule adjustments are possible.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan Airports is implementing an automatic atmospheric air monitoring system near the country's airports. A station has already been installed in Fergana, and in Samarkand the installation and adjustment of similar equipment has been completed. The stations measure concentrations of pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, as well as PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter, and automatically transmit data to the unified geoinformation database of the environmental monitoring system.
Aziz KarimovTwo passenger planes flying from Tashkent and Samarkand to Moscow were diverted to other cities due to temporary flight restrictions at Moscow airports. There were reports of the 'Carpet' regime due to a possible drone threat, but the official link between the restrictions and drones has not been confirmed. Uzbekistan Airways announced changes to routes and schedules for October 17–18.
Otabek YusupovOn the night of October 16, four Moscow airports and Pulkovo temporarily suspended operations due to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks. Restrictions were also in effect at airports in Penza, Saratov, Ufa and other cities. According to Agentstvo's calculations, in the first two weeks of October the total time of restrictions at Moscow airports reached 101 hours, compared to 46 hours in September.
Otabek YusupovOn the night of October 16, restrictions on receiving and dispatching flights were in effect at four Moscow airports and at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo. Dozens of flights were delayed or canceled, 94 drones were shot down over Moscow and four over Leningrad Oblast. The Atlantic, citing sources, writes that the Ukrainian campaign to disrupt Russian airports is 'only beginning'.
Aziz KarimovOn the night of October 16, 2026, all four major Moscow airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo — suspended operations for up to seven hours due to a Ukrainian drone attack. St. Petersburg's Pulkovo was closed twice. According to media reports, the campaign to block Russian airports, dubbed 'Operation M&Ms', may only be beginning.
Otabek YusupovUzbekistan Airports announced the installation of automatic air quality monitoring stations near Fergana Airport (October 15) and Samarkand Airport (October 9). The equipment measures pollutant concentrations and meteorological parameters, with data transmitted to a unified geoinformation database. The project is being implemented with Malkam Environmental Technologies, and stations are planned at other airports as well.
Sevara AzamovaOn the evening of October 13, temporary restrictions were introduced at Moscow's airports, and more than 30 planes flying to the capital were diverted to alternate airfields. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack without giving details. In Saratov Region, according to the governor, there is one fatality.
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