Flight departure from Petrozavodsk was delayed for technical reasons

The plane of Severstal Airlines with 94 passengers, which was supposed to take off from Petrozavodsk to Mineralnye Vody, was delayed for technical reasons. This was announced on April 26 by the press service of the North-Western Transport Prosecutor's Office.

"According to preliminary data, on April 26, 2025, due to technical reasons, the departure of a Severstal airline aircraft from Petrozavodsk to Mineralnye Vody was delayed," the press service said in a Telegram message.

It is specified that all passengers of this flight were provided with drinks and hot meals. The situation is under the control of the Karelian Transport Prosecutor's Office. Additional circumstances of the incident are being established.

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On April 5, the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that seven planes flying to Sochi had gone to alternate airfields in Grozny, Makhachkala and Minvody due to heavy fog. They added that flights were also delayed for departure from the city.