MOSCOW, December 31. /TASS/. Temporary restrictions for the work of Vladikavkaz, Grozny and Makhachkala airports have been lifted at noon Moscow time (09:00 a.m. GMT), the Russian aviation agency, Rosaviatsiya, said.

Restrictions in airports were introduced for civilian flights safety reasons.

Four flights en route to Makhachkala and a flight with the destination in Vladikavkaz landed at alternate airfields during the restriction period, the aviation agency said.