Paralyzed by heavy snow...Jeju Airport operations resumed = South Korea

Flight operations at South Korea's Jeju International Airport, which were completely suspended due to heavy snow, are gradually returning to normal. Jeju Airport completed snow removal work on the runway at 4pm on the 22nd and resumed aircraft operations.
Ta. Airport runway operations, which had been suspended from 8:20 a.m. on that day due to heavy snowfall at the airport, ended 7 hours and 40 minutes later, and operations resumed with aircraft that had completed maintenance.
The first domestic flight, Air Busan BX8100 bound for Gimhae, took off from Jeju Airport at 4 p.m. Korean Air, Easter Air, Air Busan, Jeju Air, etc. will be operating aircraft in sequence.
has been restarted. On this day, the Korean airport mobilized all available snow removal equipment to clear the snow that had accumulated on the runway. Initially attempts were made to resume operations after 3 p.m., but passengers were forced to board and disembark.
Due to this, snow removal work at the moorings where aircraft are parked was delayed, delaying the reopening time. After completing the snow removal work, the airport side evaluates the condition of the runway surface to assess whether it is possible to take off and land on the runway.
The decision to resume operations was made based on the evaluation and determination that there were no abnormalities after measuring the friction coefficient. The Korea Meteorological Administration lifted the strong wind warning that had been issued for the Jeju region at 2 p.m. that day.
Although airport operations have resumed, a considerable number of actual flights have been delayed due to airline circumstances. Airport operations were suspended for nearly eight hours that day, causing aircraft delays.
Many passengers, including tourists and island residents, were stranded as flights continued to be delayed or cancelled. After aircraft operations resumed, the number of passengers inside the airport gradually decreased, and a calm atmosphere returned. this afternoon
As of 6 p.m., a total of 286 flights were canceled, including 140 arriving domestic flights, 134 domestic depart flights, 7 international depart flights, and 4 international depart flights.
26 flights were delayed, including 17 domestic arrival flights, 6 domestic departure flights, 2 international arrival flights, and 1 international departure flight, and 3 flights were delayed.
Ta. A total of 23 flights have been temporarily increased, including 11 domestic arrival flights, 11 departure flights, and 1 international departure flight. Airlines will use the largest aircraft available to carry as many passengers as possible.
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