13 planes were sent to land at alternate airfields.
Blizzard and strong gusts of wind that are observed in St. Petersburg today, January 13, affected the Pulkovo airport schedule. So, because of adverse weather conditions, about 20 flights that should have departed were delayed.
In addition, 13 planes were sent to land at alternate airfields. The information is provided by the press service of Pulkovo.
It is reported that strong gusts of crosswind exceeded the allowable values for landing. In this regard, it was decided to send several aircraft to alternate airfields.
The press service informed that despite the weather conditions the Pulkovo airport airfield continues to operate in normal mode.