On Tuesday, a special aircraft of the "Russia" flight detachment took to the skies from Vnukovo airport, despite the "Carpet" plan being in effect in the Moscow region. Information about the flight is available on the Flightradar24 monitoring resource.
On Tuesday afternoon, all Moscow airports were closed for aircraft reception and departure on the recommendation of Rosaviatsiya.
Only one aircraft took to the sky – an Il-96-300 with tail number RA-96019. The aircraft made a flight to Mineralnye Vody and returned to Moscow on the same day.
The Il-96-300 is operated by the carrier "Special Flight Detachment "Russia"", serving state or government flights. The long-haul aircraft is equipped with secure communication systems, electronic warfare, and other special equipment.
