MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Temporary restrictions on operations of Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Moscow airports were lifted, said the press service of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya.

"Restrictions of aircraft arrivals and departures were lifted at 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (07:15 a.m. GMT) in airports of Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino) and Yaroslavl (Tutoshna). Restrictions were introduced to provide for civilian aircraft flight safety," the press service said.

Aircraft crews, air traffic controllers and airport services took all the requisite measures to provide for flight safety. Schedule changes affected about 60 flights and eighteen flights were redirected to alternate airfields, the press service of the Vnukovo Airport said.