On the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, Jeju International Airport, where all flights were canceled, was canceled due to bad weather three days later.
According to Korea Airports Corporation Jeju Airport, as of 1:00 pm today (27th), 65 flights (31 departures, 34 arrivals) to and from Jeju Airport were canceled, and 51 flights (26 departures, 25 arrivals) were delayed. I did.
A total of 457 domestic flights scheduled today (227 departures, 230 arrivals) and 10 international flights (5 departures, 5 arrivals).
Currently, a sudden wind and strong wind warning is in effect at Jeju Airport.
This morning, a strong wind with a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 19.7m per second blew at Jeju Airport and snowflakes flew.
Due to the ever-changing weather, some airlines have made a decision to cancel flights one after another from the afternoon.
Korean Air plans to cancel 28 departing and arriving flights from 1:00 PM to 5:45 PM.
Asiana Airlines (13:00-18:00), Air Busan (13:30-16:00), and Air Seoul (15:30-17:00) each canceled a total of about 60 flights.
Some airlines, such as Jeju Air, T'way, and Fly Gangwon, have not yet made a decision to cancel their flights.
An official from Jeju Airport and the airline said, "There are canceled flights due to bad weather conditions such as strong winds blowing at Jeju Airport and other regional airports." explained.
These officials asked, "Airport users should check flight information in advance as the weather in Jeju is very flexible."
Previously, on the 24th, a lot of snow accompanied by strong winds caused 466 domestic flights (233 departures and arrivals each) and 10 international flights (5 departures and arrivals each) to and from Jeju Airport to be canceled.
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