How much does aviation cost closing airports due to drone attacks? Statistics: According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, during the eight months of 2026, Russian airports were closed because of the carpet program 2,860 times - 4.5 times more than a year earlier. Departures to alternative airports: In eight months of 2026, the number of departures to alternative airports may increase to 4000–5000, according to Forbes. Compared to 1,174 cases in eight months of 2025, an increase of 3.4-4.2 times. This figure could be higher. Duration of "Carpets": In 2026, the total duration of "Carpet" programs may increase 4.1 times. The restrictions have become longer, and today flights are delayed or canceled at the departure airport more often than diverted to an alternative airport. Geography of closures: expanded, capturing the Urals and Western Siberia, where there are fewer flights per hour than in the European part of the country. Airline statistics: Forbes asked the largest Russian airlines and holdings to share statistics on "carpet" losses. Most of these requests were ignored. They kept silent in the Aeroflot group, in UTair and Ural Airlines, in Aerodynamics maintenance (airports in Sochi, Krasnodar, Anapa and Vladivostok), Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports. Venukobu noted that the maintenance "regularly interacts with carriers to reduce the consequences of the introduction of restrictions on the acceptance and release of aircraft": "For objective reasons, passenger traffic in 2026 will be lower than the 2025 level. At the same time, in the summer of this year we recorded an increase in passenger traffic on international lines by 5% compared to the summer period of 2025." Amount of losses: in 2025.