Affected by the cold air from Western Siberia, strong cold wave weather began to invade Xinjiang again on February 15. Heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, low clouds, low temperatures, strong winds and other complex weather conditions have occurred in large parts of northern Xinjiang, while strong winds, low visibility and other unfavorable weather have occurred in southern Xinjiang.
On February 17, reporters learned from China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that in order to ensure the safety of train operations and resume passenger train operations in a timely manner, the Xinjiang Railway Department actively took response measures, activated emergency plans, organized personnel, prepared sufficient snow-clearing equipment, and removed snow. Remove ice and snow to ensure safe and orderly transportation.
Sudden snowfall, windy and dusty weather brought challenges to the support of flights during the Spring Festival return peak. Xinjiang Airport Group responded actively and made every effort to ensure Spring Festival transportation. In response to this snowfall, Urumqi International Airport has adjusted flight schedules affected by the weather in advance to avoid large-scale flight delays and backlogs in the passenger terminal, and to efficiently complete snow removal on runways, taxiways and aprons. operations to ensure the overall orderly operation of the airport. In addition, the airport has also arranged backup personnel on standby to continue to pay attention to the service guarantee for passengers as the number of flights gradually increases, and to minimize the impact of special weather on passenger travel.
Currently, there are no takeoff and landing flights at Kashgar and Korla airports due to insufficient weather conditions. Flights at Ruoqiang and Qiemo airports are canceled today. Nalati Airport was closed until 15:00 due to ice accumulation on the runway, and flights were adjusted to after 16:00.
(Zhao Yamin, Chen Jiwei, Ma Xiaolong)
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]