<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Platov International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Initially, the project name was "Yuzhny" (eng. Southern). During the voting procedure for the new airport's name, "Platov" was the top choice with 40% of overall votes, whereas "Yuzhny" and "Rostov-on-Don International" had 27% and 34%, respectively. Therefore, on January 20, 2017, the government of the Russian Federation officially named the airport "Platov International Airport", in honor of Matvei Platov, a Russian general commanding the Don Cossacks.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was officially opened on December 7 at 11:00 a.m., with the first passenger flight of a Pobeda Boeing 737-800 arriving from Moscow-Vnukovo, followed by other domestic and international flights.</p>
<p class="blog-para">By March 1, 2018, the old airport was going to be officially closed. At the time of construction, Platov Airport was named the most expensive airport in Russia.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On February 24, 2022, in relation to the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airport, together with other airports in Southern Russia, were closed without prior notice.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Group Transportation from Platov International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong> Road:</strong> Currently, the airport is connected to the city center by the M4 highway, which was reconstructed before the airport construction finished. From December 1, when the flights commence officially, the new shuttle vans will go to the city center every 20 minutes, nevertheless, the Rostov government has purchased 20 vans for this route.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong> Railway: </strong>In perspective, the Aeroexpress is also planned for the route to the city center, but only in the case of an annual passenger flow of 6 million. Currently, the government of Rostov is planning to construct a railway line that, apart from Rostov-on-Don, will serve other big habitations, located nearby the airport.</p>
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