What is the detention situation of freezing fog passengers at Urumqi Airport?

Beijing, Urumqi, February 26 (Xinhua) According to Urumqi International Airport, as of June 26 12, more than 6,300 passengers were temporarily stranded due to freezing fog at the airport and low runway visibility.

As of 12, freezing fog has caused 96 flights to leave Urumqi airport, of which 22 flights took off, 66 flights were delayed and 8 flights were cancelled. The inbound flight has taken off 46 times. 50 inbound and outbound flights will be cancelled; There are 960 stranded passengers in T 1 Terminal, 200 stranded passengers in T2/KLOC-0, and 4,200 stranded passengers in T3.

On the same day, Mr. Hao, who arrived at the airport near Tuanjie Road in the south of Urumqi, told reporters that the sky was clear on the way from the south of the city to the airport. He thought the trip was smooth, but when he arrived at the airport, he found that the airport was foggy and his flight was delayed.

It is reported that Urumqi International Airport launched an orange emergency response to large-scale flight delays at 8: 00. Mr. Gong, who has been waiting for more than 6 hours in T3 terminal, said that he got a light meal with his boarding pass at noon, and there was enough drinking water in the terminal. "It's just that the scheduled flight to Qingdao at 9: 00 won't take off until 16, and I feel very anxious. Take off at 9 o'clock, fly for 6 hours, and arrive in Qingdao on 15. However, the flight was delayed for such a long time, and it was not until late at night that I could get to Qingdao. "

It is also known that due to the weather in Urumqi Airport, as of 12, 8 flights of Kashgar Airport have been cancelled, and 200 passengers are expected to be stranded in the terminal.

According to reports, at the turn of winter and spring, the temperature in Urumqi rises, the weather in the south of the city with higher terrain is sunny, and the weather in the north of the city with lower terrain is foggy. On the 25th, due to poor visibility, Urumqi International Airport started the emergency response of red large-scale flight delay at 10: 30 on the same day, which once stranded more than 6,000 passengers.