Judging by the flight schedule board at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Turkish Airlines, whose flight schedule was most affected by the closure of Moscow’s airspace, is returning to its schedule. However, the first day without obvious cancellations and delays is expected on Wednesday, reports the Russian Association of Travel Agencies (RATA).
From May 10 to 13, that is, after Turkish Airlines and Russian aviation authorities began to actively restore the flight schedules, the aforesaid air carrier canceled only two flights, and another 11 (13 percent) were delayed by more than an hour. The rest are on schedule.
A total of 73 percent of the delayed flights are from Antalya, Turkey. The average delay time was 4.5 hours.
In turn, Pegasus Airlines considerably reduced the number of flights during the holidays.
At the moment, according to market participants, almost 100 percent of Russian travelers who were “stuck” in Turkey due to problems with the flight schedule of Turkish air carriers have returned to Russia.
According to some companies, the percentage of cancellations of travel packages by Russian during the “aviation chaos” between May 6 and 9—and mainly on Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines flights—varies from 3 to 20 percent, depending on the travel agent.

















