Kaliningrad airport can be opened before the end of the day – TASS

MOSCOW, January 4. /TASS/. Khrabrovo airport (Kaliningrad) can be opened at 22:00 Moscow time. About TASS said the representative of “Rossiya airlines” (operates flights from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad Khrabrovo). Moreover, several flights from Pulkovo to Kaliningrad and back-ported to a later time.

“According to the data available to the airline, the airport of Kaliningrad closed until 22:00 GMT, he said. – Flight FV FV 6323 and 6324, which was performed in the early morning of January 4 – cancelled”.

the Passengers transferred to a later flight. The first flight to Kaliningrad with the airline “Russia” will be performed on the aircraft of larger capacity Airbus A-320. “Passengers are served according to Federal aviation rules and standards of the airline they are provided with drinks and hot meals”, – said the representative of airline “Russia”.

Military equipment has already arrived in Khrabrova and began work on the evacuation of the aircraft “Aeroflot”, was out beyond the runway (runway). About TASS reported in the management of the airport.

“Military vehicles arrived on the scene and started to work. The airport is closed until 22:00 local time (23:00 MSK)” – said the representative of the Directorate, adding that the flight can be initiated after the emergency liner towed outside the band.

As previously reported TASS, the command of the Baltic fleet prepared to work in a. five units of special engineering equipment, consisting of four heavy trucks on the basis of the car “Ural” with increased wheelbase and high load capacity, as well as one armored repair and recovery vehicle crawler.

Yet, according to the Directorate of airport, work on the evacuation of the aircraft continues. According to the electronic scoreboard airport, to date, delayed more than 20 flights from Kaliningrad to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Scheduled for Wednesday flight to Kaliningrad from Minsk was cancelled. The time delay ranges from 1 hour to 11 hours. Passengers of delayed flights are provided with meal vouchers and drinks are available in hotels, was reported in the Directorate..

As noted by the acting Governor of the region Anton Alikhanov, the flights will be operated as soon as it is released to WFP and will continue until the morning to 5 Jan Kaliningrad airport could start working in a normal schedule. The situation is under his personal control.

the Plane, an Airbus A321 on December 3, carrying out flight Moscow – Kaliningrad, on Board were 5 crew and 167 passengers. After landing at Khrabrovo at 23:55 Moscow time the liner was rolled out to 5 meters beyond the runway and broke the nose landing gear. Passengers were evacuated using inflatable chutes. Six turned for help to the medical center Khrabrovo airport, but serious injuries to the passengers of flight message was received.