YEREVAN. – The Russian Knights pilot team canceled their show in Yerevan due to bad weather conditions (photos).

As reported earlier, the team stopped in Yerevan on their way to Bahrain air show.

Talking to Armenian reporters, Commander Andrey Alekseyev stated with regret that weather conditions did not meet requirements to perform a training flight.

The group will spend the night in Yerevan before heading to Bahrain where the Russian Knights will display the new program prepared last fall. The air show will be held from 16 to 18 January  

“We failed to see Yerevan because of the weather. I hope it will be possible in the future,” said Alekseyev.

The group will go back via Yerevan again on January 20.

In response to reporters’ attempts to find out whether the air show will be held on the way back, chief of the Russian base at Erebuni Alexander Petrov said that the most important show is the fact of the arrival of aerial display team.

“You can see Su -27, one of the world’s best aircrafts in terms of its technical capabilities. The world’s aerial display team is in Yerevan. This is important,” he said.

Popov noted that it would be even better to invite the Russian Knights for a show to Yerevan in the future.