Airlines

During the night, 2 flights out of 57 were carried out from Sochi International Airport. The reason for this was a difficult meteorological situation — heavy fog. This was reported in the press service of the company "Aerodynamics", which manages the airports of Sochi, Anapa and Krasnodar.

The incident occurred at the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk during tests of the fuselage of the IL-76MD-90A military transport aircraft in production. The press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported one dead employee and several injured.

The Association of Air Transport Operators, which includes 22 companies, complained on the situation to the Ministry of Transport.

During the emergency landing of the Robinson R-44 helicopter northeast of Krasnaya Mountain on Sakhalin, two people were killed — the pilot and the passenger. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

In the northeast of the Sakhalin region, a Robinson R-44 helicopter disappeared from radar screens, on board of which, according to preliminary information, there were three people. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the plane made an emergency landing.

Now it is possible to issue a discounted ticket only upon personal presentation of supporting documents.

The earthquake in Turkey did not affect the flight schedule of Russian airlines to this country. The planes continue to fly normally, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.

According to Kommersant sources, Rosaviation is interviewing Russian airlines for readiness to organize direct flights with Nepal and a number of African countries: South Africa (Pretoria), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda.

Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is resuming flights from Beijing to St. Petersburg for the first time since the beginning of 2020. This is reported by LLC "Air Gates of the Northern capital".