On Victory Day, the airports of St. Petersburg and Volgograd will change their call signs.

During the period from 00:00 on May 8 to 23:59 on May 10, pilots and controllers of aircraft flying to St. Petersburg and Volgograd will use the former names of these hero cities - Leningrad and Stalingrad — in radio exchanges. This was announced on April 17 in the official Telegram channel of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

"Temporarily returning historical names to the airwaves of our hero cities is the little that we can do in memory of the feat, courage and perseverance of the defenders and residents of these cities. We suggest that aircraft commanders inform passengers about the specifics of holiday flights so that everyone arriving or departing from St. Petersburg and Volgograd can once again experience the atmosphere of the Great Victory," the agency quotes Dmitry Yadrov, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

According to the agency, the decision to use the former names of the hero cities was made at the request of veterans of the aviation industry.

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