Shanghai’s international airports keep calm and carry on in China’s deep freeze
Facilities put de-icing machines and teams on standby as wild weather grips much of the nation
International airports at China’s main financial centre are on extreme cold-weather alert, putting squads of snowploughs and de-icers on standby as a deep freeze grips much of the country.
Shanghai’s airport authority said on Tuesday that services at the Hongqiao and Pudong facilities were running as usual but flight delays were still possible as temperatures plunged to freezing.
“The blizzards hit many domestic airports and may cause delays to flights arriving and departing from the two airports,” the authority said, adding that emergency teams and tonnes of de-icing fluid were also on hand.
There were also no reports of flight delays in the capital of Beijing, where temperatures fell to as low as -8 degrees Celsius. In addition, high-speed train services were back to normal after a series of cancellations on Friday.
But in rural parts of Anhui province, one of the provinces worst hit by the wild weather since late last week, residents reported disruptions to water supplies.