How many flights were cancelled at the Capital Airport due to the strong thunderstorm in Beijing on July 6th?

According to the latest information from the North China Meteorological Center of Civil Aviation, there is continuous rainfall at the Capital Airport, and it is expected that there will be a short-term strong thunderstorm from 20: 00 to 24: 00, which will have a great impact on the normal flight take-off and landing of the Capital Airport.

In addition, there are heavy rains in Tianjin, central and eastern Hebei, Shandong and Hubei today. Due to the comprehensive factors of this airport and other stations, as of 18, 584 sorties have been carried out and 60 1 sorties have been cancelled.

In order to cope with the special weather, the Capital Airport, together with air traffic controllers, airlines and related support units, prepared for the night, and reduced the flight plan for 6 days in advance to avoid passengers waiting for a long time due to the weather.

At present, the Capital Airport has started the emergency consultation mechanism of the Transportation Management Committee to coordinate flight release and go all out. At this stage, all regions of the Capital Airport are operating normally.