Heavy Moscow snow disrupts Chelyabinsk airport schedule
The capital was covered with snow, and this affected airport operations.
Three flights are delayed in Chelyabinsk due to the snowfall that hit Moscow on January 27 and the subsequent closure of Sheremetyevo airport. According to the online board at the airport, two Aeroflot planes will arrive in the Urals with delays, and one flight will be delayed on departure.
This is what the Sheremetyevo online board with Chelyabinsk flights looks like now.
Thus, flight SU 1094 was supposed to arrive in Chelyabinsk from Moscow at 13:55, but is now expected at 14:50. Flight SU 1420 is currently expected with a 10-minute delay at 15:35. Also, with an hour«s delay at 17:20, a plane from Chelyabinsk to Moscow (flight SU 1421) is scheduled to depart.
Earlier, Sheremetyevo warned that it would not accept aircraft until 14:00 Chelyabinsk time due to bad weather.
Airlines are adjusting their flight schedules, the airport added.
On Tuesday, heavy snowfall began in Moscow and the region. Overnight, according to weather forecasters, about 9 millimeters of precipitation fell. Drivers were warned of traffic jams, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) issued an emergency warning. About how the capital and the Moscow region are coping with the heavy snowfall, our colleagues at MSK1.RU are reporting in an online broadcast.
