Kaluga airport lifted temporary restrictions on civilian flights

Temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircrafts have been lifted at Kaluga airport. This was reported by Rosaviatsia spokesman Artem Korenyako on January 1.

"At the airport of Kaluga (Grabtsevo) at 22:30 Moscow time, restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft have been lifted," his message in his Telegram channel reads.

Korenyako specified that during the restrictions one aircraft, which was flying to Kaluga, landed at the reserve airfield of Vnukovo.

Earlier in the day, a spokesman for Rosaviatsia reported that restrictions to ensure the safety of civilian airplanes were temporarily imposed at the airports of Kaluga, Penza, Saratov and Saransk. According to him, airplane crews, air traffic controllers and airport services are taking all necessary measures on a priority basis.