Passengers wait it out at Beijing airport as flights delayed, cancelled following summit
- All services to Hong Kong and Macau faced long delays, while evening flights to Guangdong province were cancelled
- Passengers were told air traffic restrictions and bad weather were to blame
Many passengers arrived at Beijing’s international airport on Saturday to be told their flights had been delayed or cancelled, either because of air traffic restrictions or bad weather.
All services to Hong Kong and Macau faced long delays, while evening flights to Guangdong province were cancelled. Most flights bound for other destinations appeared to be unaffected, though a tour guide at the airport said services to Sichuan province had also been delayed.
Some passengers were told there were air traffic control measures in place, while others who were booked on flights to Guangdong and Macau were told thunder and rainstorms in the south of the country were to blame.
Si Ka-heng, a first-year student at Renmin University of China whose flight home to Macau was delayed, said she was warned in advance.