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Moscow airport resumes flights after brief suspension, officials say


People walk in a street on a sunny day in Moscow, Feb. 25, 2025.
People walk in a street on a sunny day in Moscow, Feb. 25, 2025.

Moscow's Sheremetevo Airport resumed flight arrivals and departures early on Friday after a temporary suspension of operations, Russia's aviation authority said.

"Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were lifted at Sheremetevo Airport at 03:45 Moscow time (0045 GMT)," the aviation authority said on its Telegram app. The authority said the restrictions were introduced to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights.

During the period of restrictions, one aircraft flying to Sheremetevo landed at the alternate airfield in Pulkovo, the authority said on Telegram.

TASS news agency earlier reported that the airport had briefly suspended operations at 2:41 Moscow time.

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