S7 A320 wrong-runway incident spurs Russian ban on visual approaches during construction work

<p>Federal regulator takes action after twinjet landed on closed parallel at Makhachkala. Russian federal regulators are restricting crews from conducting visual approaches to airports where runways undergoing construction or repair might be confused with those in operation. The decision follows a serious incident involving an S7 Airlines Airbus A320 (RA-73401) which landed at Makhachkala on…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/08/s7-a320-wrong-runway-incident-spurs-russian-ban-on-visual-approaches-during-construction-work/">S7 A320 wrong-runway incident spurs Russian ban on visual approaches during construction work</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com">FlightGlobal</a>.</p>