At New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, the runway was closed for about 3 hours from noon on the 1st due to heavy snow, and U-turn returnees and tourists who perform transfer procedures etc. are long at the counters of airline companies in the departure lobby. I made a line.
According to Hokkaido Airport, New Chitose Airport closed two runways for more than three hours after noon on the 1st due to snow removal work due to heavy snowfall.
Due to heavy snowfall, as of 4:00 pm, 226 flights including flights connecting Haneda have been canceled at New Chitose Airport.
In the departure lobby of domestic flights, U-turn returnees and tourists lined up at the counters of airline companies for transfer procedures.
Passengers checked the flight status by looking at the monitor and contacted the airline staff.
A man who plans to return to Sapporo and return to Tokyo said, "I don't know if the plane I'm planning to board will still fly, so I just have to wait. I have work from the 4th, so if the flight is canceled, I can return by Shinkansen. I'm considering it. "
A man who was planning to go to Tokyo to meet his relatives said, "The flight I was planning to board was canceled and I decided to extend my stay to my wife's parents' house in Hokkaido. Unfortunately, this weather is unavoidable." I was talking.
In addition, a woman who plans to return to Shizuoka Prefecture from her hometown said, "The flight to Shizuoka in the morning was canceled, and I was told that only flights after the 7th of this month are available. I have to stay. I will extend it, but I am worried that I will be able to return by the time my child's school starts. "