Russia.. Temporarily closing the four Moscow airports

Russia’s aviation monitoring agency (Rosaviatsia) said today that all four airports in the capital, Moscow, and the airport in Kaluga (160 kilometers southwest of Moscow), were temporarily closed, without mentioning the reason for this.

Rosaviatsia said in a statement: “Flight crews, air traffic controllers and airport service workers are taking all necessary measures. To ensure the security of flights,” according to Reuters.