Pulkovo Airport limited operations due to bad weather. The airport's… (аэропорт · пулково · работа)
Pulkovo Airport limited operations due to bad weather. The airport's press service confirmed that the airport is now returning to normal operations.
Consensus
- Pulkovo Airport resumed normal operations after weather-related disruptions.
- A severe thunderstorm hit Saint Petersburg on July 11, causing strong winds and heavy rain.
- Eleven flights were diverted to alternate airfields due to the storm.
- Ten of the diverted flights had returned to Pulkovo by the evening.
- Nineteen flights were delayed at Pulkovo Airport.
- A large number of passengers remained in waiting areas.
Points of divergence
- The storm caused power outages in several settlements in Leningrad Oblast due to fallen trees, and some suburban trains were delayed. — kommersant
- In some areas of Saint Petersburg, nearly a quarter of the monthly rainfall fell within 20 minutes. — kommersant
- The storm brought wind gusts up to 17 m/s, as warned by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Pulkovo Airport Limited Operations Due to Weather — Коммерсантъ
- Pulkovo Airport Resumed Operations After Storm — Вести
- 19 flights delayed at Pulkovo Airport due to bad weather — Фонтанка
- 11 aircraft diverted from St. Petersburg to alternate airfields due to thunderstorm front — Вести
- Storm changes schedule at Pulkovo — Фонтанка
- Flight from Shanghai did not reach St. Petersburg and became historic. 'Sponsor' - thunderstorm — Фонтанка