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Closed airport in the Russian south to offer fake check-in for those missing air travel

The Insider

The administration of the Anapa Airport in the Russian south, which has been closed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, has come up with a creative way of making up for lost profits. Those who miss flights can attend the airport for a full simulation of all pre-flight procedures up to the moment of departure – only without the takeoff.

Titled “I Wanna Fly”, the tour offers “a full immersion into the atmosphere” for a modest $24. The program includes:

· A security check

· Check-in

· Printing a boarding pass

· Proceeding to the gate

· Boarding the plane

· Visiting the cockpit

· A water salute (one of the best-known airport traditions)

· An airplane meal

On February 24, when Russian troops entered Ukraine, eleven airports in the south of Russia ceased operation for security reasons: in Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol, and Elista.