Can a thunderstorm plane fly?

Planes can't fly in thunderstorm weather, and airlines may delay or cancel flights.

Thunderstorm is a disastrous weather phenomenon caused by extremely unstable air, which often carries strong winds, heavy rains, lightning strikes and even hail, so it can often cause disasters and greatly endanger the safety of civil aviation transportation.

In terms of flight safety, it can fly in general rain. However, when flying in thunderstorm weather, strong convection will cause bumps and easily damage the aircraft structure. Strong lightning will lead to the failure of airborne electrical equipment, especially communication and navigation equipment, which will have a major safety hazard to civil aviation transportation. At the same time, flying in thunderstorm weather is more likely to encounter poor conditions such as low-altitude wind shear, bumps, ice accumulation and low visibility. Therefore, airlines may delay or cancel flights.

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Ways to avoid trip delay caused by thunderstorm weather;

1. When thunderstorms are frequent in summer and autumn, passengers planning to travel by air need to pay attention to the weather forecast for the next few days and try to avoid thunderstorms as much as possible.

Once the itinerary is determined, we should pay more attention to the flight dynamics of the airport. For the cancellation and delay of temporary flights, it is generally difficult for airlines to inform passengers in a short time, so passengers need to check the flight dynamics themselves.

When the flight can take off normally, we should start as soon as possible. Considering that there may be traffic jams on the way to the airport in rainy days, try to take the airport bus to the airport. At the same time, passengers can call the airline customer service phone to check the flight and weather conditions.

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