Airport Minvod Road to the sea “We could have vacationed in Crimea or the Maldives, if not for Putin” “Our plane landed at the airport in Mineralnye Vody,” the crew commander’s voice comes from the speaker. “We are currently awaiting permission to fly to Sochi airport.” For the Bereg correspondent, Sochi is a transfer point; only from there can one get to Tuapse, where there is no airport. The skies over Sochi were temporarily closed due to either an unmanned or missile threat.