How many flights are there in Chengdu airport due to thunderstorm?

On August 22nd, it was learned from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Chengdu Airport) that from 23: 00 yesterday to 2: 00 today, Chengdu Airport was hit by thunderstorm accompanied by heavy showers, which caused 23 inbound and outbound flights to be cancelled and 49 inbound flights to be diverted to other airports, resulting in the flight of Chengdu Airport soaring to 1 000 today.

It is understood that at present, Chengdu Airport is at the peak of summer vacation, with a large number of flights, and a large number of flights have not been executed during thunderstorm weather, which has caused a large number of inbound and outbound flights to be delayed and unable to fly on time, and many outbound passengers have been forced to stay at the airport.

During the thunderstorm, there were 49 inbound flights at Chengdu Airport to Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, Xi 'an, Yinchuan, Mianyang, Nanning, Zhengzhou and other airports, and four inbound flights returned because they could not land. This is also the largest number of flights departing from Chengdu Airport due to extreme weather in recent years.

Some of the affected flights will be delayed until 22nd, which makes the flight volume of Chengdu Airport soar to 1 000 today. By 8: 00 a.m., there is 15 flight postponed to make up the shift today. It is expected that more flights will make up the shift, so the scheduled flights will increase today. Except for 49 flights cancelled at alternate locations, the rest have begun to return to the airport one after another.