MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. Departures and landings are temporarily restricted in airports of Volgograd, Gelendzhik and Krasnodar, said the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya.

"Volgograd, Gelendzhik and Krasnodar (Pashkovsky) Airports: temporary restrictions for arrivals and departures of aircraft were introduced," the authority said.

Restrictions are needed to ensure flight safety, the air regulator added.