Commercial aircraft were forced to hold after report of military activities near Murmansk.
Several commercial aircraft have been placed in holds to avoid the Kola Peninsula in Russia today.
Emirates #EK226 from San Francisco was on hold for 20 min after briefly entering Russian airspace, before continuing on a more northerly track to Dubai.
Aeroflot #SU1346 from Moscow spent around an hour holding in the south before continuing to Apatity.
Following reports, Tu95 Bears strategic bombers were taking off out of Murmansk around the same time.
Monchegorsk Air Base air base (near Murmansk) has a runway of concrete in the direction 01/19 of 2,400×40 m.
