Pulkovo Airport limited operations due to bad weather. The airport's…
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