Sheremetyevo warned of possible flight delays due to low temperatures

Sheremetyevo Airport warned of possible delays due to abnormally low air temperatures. It is noted that all departure and arrival flights continue to be fully serviced, without cancellations. Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports reported normal operations. According to the Yandex Schedules service, there are no flight delays or cancellations at Moscow airports.

“There may be delays in servicing passengers, baggage and airlines due to abnormally low air temperatures for more than two days,” the airport said in a statement. Telegram.

A 24-hour headquarters has been established in Sheremetyevo. Additional personnel were involved in the work, heating points for ground equipment were organized, water was provided to passengers waiting for baggage claim, and the heating of terminal complexes was increased. Additional airfield and special equipment has been brought in; in the parking lot, employees help motorists warm up and start their engines when leaving.

The Vnukovo press service reported “RIA News”that flights were not canceled due to weather conditions, but “there are minor delays due to the treatment of aircraft with anti-icing fluid.” “All services of Vnukovo airport work with the required number of personnel and production resources to ensure the sustainable functioning of all vital systems of the airport,” the press service noted.

Zhukovsky Airport operates normally, without restrictions on receiving and departing flights. Ground services have been transferred to work in enhanced mode. The airport’s press service noted that “pre-flight maintenance of aircraft in the current temperature conditions requires a greater amount of work.”

Leonid Uvarchev