Russia extends ban on flights to southern districts until August 23

The temporary ban on flights to 11 airports in the southern and central part of Russia has been extended until August 23, Report informs referring to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya).

Flights to the airports of Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista are temporarily restricted. Russian airlines are recommended to organize the transportation of passengers on alternative routes using alternative routes.

It has already been the 29th extension of the flight ban in a row following the start of hostilities in Ukraine.