Airfields in the Black Sea resorts of Anapa and Gelendzhik, in the megacities of Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh and Krasnodar, and in Belgorod near the Ukrainian border are affected by the airspace restrictions. Flights to the Black Sea metropolis of Sochi were still possible.
In addition, the airports of Bryansk, Elista, Kursk and Lipetsk in western Russia and in Simferopol on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, annexed in 2014, have temporarily suspended passenger traffic. The bans, which should have ended next Monday, are said to apply until May 1, 2:45 a.m. CEST.