China News Service, Dalian, March 1 (Reporter Yang Yi) Dalian City, Liaoning Province, suffered a blizzard on March 1. Dalian Airport temporarily closed the runway due to continuous snowfall that did not meet the take-off and landing standards.
Affected by this, 75 flights at Dalian Airport were delayed.
At 11 o'clock in the morning of the same day, as the snow on the runway was cleared, the snow on the connecting lanes, taxiways, aircraft positions, and passenger passages were basically cleared, and the runway was reopened.
Dalian Airport temporarily closed the runway due to continuous snowfall that did not meet the take-off and landing standards.
Photo by Chen Chen
On March 1, Dalian Airport had 290 inbound and outbound flights throughout the day, with an estimated 31,000 inbound and outbound passengers.
As of 11:00, due to the impact of snowfall, 18 flights were cancelled and 75 flights were delayed.
Dalian Airport activated the yellow warning for flight delays at 7:10, and upgraded to the orange warning for flight delays at 10:40.
The picture shows the Dalian Airport with all-out efforts to remove snow to ensure the normal operation of flights.
Photo by Li Shengjun
In order to effectively cope with snowfall, the airport immediately activated the ice and snow removal plan and dispatched 22 special snow removal vehicles such as large snow removal vehicles, deicing fluid spreaders, snow throwers, and sweepers to continuously clean runways and taxiways.
While using professional vehicles to clean up the snow on the apron, all employees of Dalian Airport manually remove snow on the apron, service passages outside the terminal building, office areas, etc., to create convenient traffic conditions for passengers.
At 11 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the snow on the runway was cleared, the snow on the connecting lanes, taxiways, aircraft positions, and passenger passages were basically cleared, and the runway was reopened.
The first flight of Dalian Airlines CA8903 Dalian-Beijing took off at 11:19, and the airport gradually resumed normal operations.
The picture shows the Dalian Airport with all-out efforts to remove snow to ensure the normal operation of flights.
Photo by Li Shengjun
In order to ensure the service of special flights, airport check-in counters and security check channels are all opened to reduce the waiting time of passengers; at the same time, red vest staff are added to provide inquiries and explanations for passengers; additional service staff are assigned at the ticket office. Provide passengers with services such as signing, transferring and refunding tickets in a timely manner.
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