2024-08-24 18:34:24
On August 24, hundreds of passengers were unable to leave Sochi Airport. Strong winds were the cause, causing 20 planes to crash during the day had to leave Alternate airports – Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol, Vladikavkaz, Grozny and Elista.
The planes’ return flights were postponed to a later date and the departures of four others were postponed until Sunday.
St. Petersburg resident Mikhail was one of the hostages in the incident. He was originally scheduled to leave the resort on Ural Airlines flight U6548 at 17:30, but after arriving at the airport, he learned that the departure time had been postponed to 20:55. Then they moved it again.
“The current tentative departure time is 1:10 on August 25 (instead of 17:30 on August 24),” the man said. He noted that passengers, many of whom were traveling with children, were not provided with any water or hot meals.
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shareJudging from the video taken by the man in the airport waiting room, the passengers felt stuffy. Many were forced to stand while waiting because, frankly, there was nowhere to sit.
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Sochi Airport warned that severe weather is expected over the next two days. At least three flights to St. Petersburg were delayed for several hours on Saturday, according to online scoreboards. Two are about to fly away. A plane departing from the northern capital was delayed on arrival.
sharehow Write Colleagues in Sochi 1, a storm warning has been issued for Sochi. From August 24th to 25th, the area is expected to experience heavy rain, thunderstorms, winds up to 17 m/s, and rising river water levels. In the Magri-Veseloye area, there is a risk of tornadoes forming over the sea. Not suitable for swimming due to bad weather Closed All beaches. Due to thunderstorms, the resort has closed some ski lifts and attractions are out of service. Krasnaya Polyana canceled sporting events. The service operates in enhanced mode.
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