Russia prolongs ban on flights to southern regions until April 7

SOCHI, Mar 30 (PRIME) -- Russia has prolonged a temporary ban on flights to the airports of the southern and central parts of the country until April 7, the Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

The list of the airports comprises Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol, and Elista.

The airports of Sochi, Volgograd, Mineralnye Vody and Stavropol will operate in a normal mode.

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