Press

Both legal and natural persons may be allowed to conduct photography, cinema and video filming
in the territory of Airport Platov. Photography/filming made with the aim of informing
the public of Airport Platov’s activities are non-commercial and are conducted with the support
of the Strategic Communication Department of Airport Platov Public Stock Company.

1. An application for permission for photography, cinema and video filming is to be submitted
   by a natural or legal person to the Airport Platov Executive Director.
2. If submitted by a legal person, the application should be on that organization’s letterhead
   and signed by its chief executive officer.
   
3. The application should include:
   
   • the planned date, time and duration of the photography/filming;
     
   • the purpose of the photography/filming;
     
   • the locations needed and the objects to be photographed/filmed (landside square,
     international or domestic terminals, airfield, etc.);
     
   • the full list of the crew, with the personal data of each person
     (full name, the number, series, issuing body and date of issue of the passport,
     the date and place of birth, address of registration);
     
   • list of equipment;
     
   • contact data of the person responsible.
     
   
   If a permission has been granted to conduct photography, cinema or video filming in a controlled area
   of the airport company (airdrome, sterile areas of terminals, premises of operational or technical divisions),
   each member of the photographing/filming crew must obtain his/her pass card in the Pass Office
   of the Aviation Security Division. Open on working days from 8 am to 5 pm, lunch break 12:30 to 1:30).
   To obtain your pass, you should present your passport. If the permission has been granted to conduct
   photography, cinema or video filming in areas open to public, you should carry your identity document
   and a copy of the letter with the visas granting the permission.
   
4. The application for permission for photography, cinema and video filming should be sent not later
   than 5 working days before the planned date of the photography/filming. Should it be necessary to conduct
   photography/filming on the day of the submission, applications are accepted only if immediate mass-media coverage
   of events having high importance for the public is needed (massive flight delays, accidents, incidents, etc.).
   
5. Since the airport is a facility with special security requirements, requests for permission for photography,
   cinema and video filming in a controlled area (airdrome, sterile areas of terminals, premises of operational
   or technical division) may be denied, and the permission granted instead to conduct
   the photography/filming only in areas open to public.
   
6. An application for permission for photography, cinema and video filming is to be submitted to the e-mail
   
   
7. To its application, a foreign organization should attach a copy of the press identification card
   of a foreign mass medium (standing accreditation) issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
   
8. In case of the need to conduct photography/filming in the areas of border and customs control,
   the organization applying must obtain the permissions of the border and customs bodies in advance.

Information on the activities of Airport Platov Public Stock Company is prepared and sent out as press releases to the mass media included in the corporate database; it is also published on the Airport’s public Web site. For further information, mass-media representatives may call the Strategic Communication Department of the Airport or write to the e-­mail address .
Answers to mass-media inquiries are given in accordance with the Russian legislation in force (Federal Law On Mass Media). Refusal to provide the information requested is possible if such information contains state, commercial or other specially protected secret. The notification of such refusal is sent to the mass-media representative within three days after receipt of the written inquiry after the information.