A deputy head of Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot, Vladimir Smirnov, has been fired following flight chaos in the Russian capital's airports last weekend, an Aeroflot spokesman said Friday.
The spokesman said Aeroflot head Vitaly Savelyev held a meeting with Transportation Minister Igor Levitin on Friday and made the decision to give Smirnov the ax for "mistakes that led to operation disruptions."
Thousands of passengers were stranded at Moscow airports following an ice storm that hit Central Russia last weekend. Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed as severe freezing rain caused serious power outages.
Some 20,000 passengers were affected by the weather. Numerous violations were reported in the airports, including failure to provide timely information about delays, as well as free hot meals.
MOSCOW, December 31 (RIA Novosti)
