MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Several Russian airlines have decided to reschedule flights to Makhachkala, where the airport is closed until October 31, while others are canceling flights.

As a TASS correspondent found out, at the moment, four out of 12 airlines flying to Dagestan (Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Smartavia and Red Wings) have reported changes in their schedules.

In particular, Aeroflot will operate flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Grozny instead of Makhachkala, and Ural Airlines has postponed two flights from Yekaterinburg and Moscow for a day.

According to the online time-table of the Makhachkala airport, a total of 20 flights have been canceled - 10 for arrivals and 10 for departures.

Makhachkala airport is closed until 03:00 Moscow time on October 31 due to the riots that occurred there on October 29. Previously, the Federal Air Transport Agency planned to close the air harbor until November 6.

Riots at Makhachkala airport on October 29 occurred due to the arrival of a regular flight from Tel Aviv amid the worsening situation in the Middle East. Several hundred people entered the airport building and onto the airfield, and were later forced out by law enforcement officers. According to the latest data, more than 20 people were injured, including police officers, and 60 rioters were detained. Dagestani authorities and religious leaders condemned the incident, linking it with a provocation.