What is the reason why Nanjing Lukou Airport canceled all flights after 17:00?

On July 8, Nanjing Lukou International Airport issued an announcement saying: Due to the thunderstorm and equipment failure, it has been decided to cancel all flights planned to take off after 17:00 today.

Nanjing Lukou Airport and all airlines will release information and provide related service guarantees for passengers whose flights have been cancelled. Passengers are requested to pay attention to the notices from the airport and the airlines on which they are flying, and pay attention to flight changes.

Nanjing Airport has confirmed the cancellation of 137 outbound flights on the same day

Currently, there are 92 outbound flights at Nanjing Airport on the same day, and 137 outbound flights have been confirmed to be cancelled.

All counters in Terminals T1 and T2 of Nanjing Airport are fully open, and manual ticketing is accelerated by flights and counters. Passengers in the security check channels of T1 and T2 terminals are checked as soon as they arrive. There is no backlog of passengers in the waiting area, and the scene is in good order.

The airport organized personnel to distribute food and drinking water to passengers on site, and provided guidance and explanations. More than 6,000 mineral water and biscuits have been distributed to passengers, and 500 disposable masks have been distributed. The remaining 240 temporary seats were put in place.

Reference for the above content? Guangming.com - Breaking! Nanjing Lukou Airport cancels all flights after 17:00