Source: China Daily Author: 12/17/2008
Subject Concerned: Flight Delay Airport Air Travel in China
Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China's Sichuan province, was forced to suspend operations for over six hours on Dec. 16, as a result of the cold weather.
Hundreds of flights and more than 10,000 passengers were affected, airport spokesman Lu Junming said.
Most of the 416 incoming and outgoing flights scheduled for Dec. 16 were delayed by at least three hours, he said.