Snowfall disrupts transport in central, eastern China amid travel rush
Xinhua, February 22, 2024 Adjust font size:
A worker uses heated deicing fluid to remove ice and snow from an aircraft at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2024.
In central China's Hubei Province, freezing rain and snow over the past few days have disrupted flights and railway traffic in several cities, including the provincial capital Wuhan, which is an important transportation hub.
According to the Hubei Airports Group Company, both runways at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport were once closed on Saturday evening due to adverse weather, with 385 flights canceled by 7 p.m. Sunday.
The airport initiated an emergency response for snow and ice removal early on Saturday morning, successfully reopening two runways on Sunday noon and Monday morning, respectively. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
