A total of 103 departing and arriving flights have been delayed at airports across the Moscow aviation hub.

Axar.az reports, citing Russian media, that according to Russia’s Ministry of Transport, as of 16:30 Baku time, the disruptions had affected 103 flights in total.

The ministry said all airports continued to receive and dispatch aircraft in coordination with the relevant authorities.

It stressed that flight safety remained the top priority.

It should be noted that an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight to Baku was initially rescheduled from 23:45 on October 16 to 15:50 on October 17, and was later moved to 14:00.