Russia's St Petersburg airport reopens after heavy snowfall halts operations
- Pulkovo Airport in Russia's St Petersburg has reopened after being closed for several hours due to heavy snowfall, according to Rosaviatsia.
- The airport halted all flights around 0830 local time and initially planned to resume shortly, but this was postponed until conditions improved.
- During the closure, 33 planes bound for St Petersburg were redirected to alternate airports, primarily in Moscow.
- As of 1325 local time, Pulkovo was reopened for inbound and outbound flights, as stated by Artyom Korenyako on Telegram.
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Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg stopped receiving and departing flights due to heavy snowfall on the morning of January 12.
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MOSCOW - Pulkovo airport in Russia's St Petersburg has resumed operations after being closed for several hours on Sunday due to heavy snowfall, the national aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said.
Moscow, 12 Jan (Latin Press) Russian civil aeronautics today announced the diversion of at least 33 aircraft to other airfields, due to the closure of the Pulkovo air terminal in the northern city of St. Petersburg, due to heavy snowfall in that region. The post Russia diverts 33 aircraft flights by heavy snowfall first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
Over the past 24 hours, the snow cover has increased by 13 centimeters, said Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Fobos Weather Center. In some areas of the Leningrad Region, the snow cover is even deeper than in St. Petersburg — for example, in the village of Sosnovo, the figure was 58 centimeters in the morning. According to Leus, the snow cover will increase during the day: precipitation in St. Petersburg will stop only after 15:00. The …
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