2023-12-17 13:17:12
As a consequence of the storm of rain and wind that hit the City of Buenos Aires and almost the entire province of Buenos Aires, with special severity in Bahía Blanca where it left 13 dead, Dozens of flights were canceled and delayed both at the Ezeiza International Airport and at the Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport.
The affected flights are those that had their takeoff or landing scheduled between 3:00 and 9:00 in both terminals. The Buenos Aires air terminal was the most affected, since significant damage was caused and even a plane moved along the runway due to the strong gusts, which caused the temporary closure of the place and this led to the cancellation of flights. 35 flights.
Until now rescheduling was not confirmed of the affected flights, given that it is not certain when weather conditions will be stable once more.
In Airpark were canceled the flights that were to depart to Córdoba (07:10, 07:40 y 09:10), Comodoro Rivadavia (07:45), Endurance (10:25), Iguazu (11:50 and 13:35) and Bariloche (12:10). Likewise, several national and international flights that were supposed to land between 07:00 and 8:30 had to be diverted.
Some of the diverted flights were the Aerolíneas Argentinas flight that arrived from Bogota Colombiaone that came from Santiago del Estero from the same airline, and another from Flybondi that arrived from Florianopolis, Brazil.
The most shocking videos of the storm that shook from Bahía Blanca to Buenos Aires
For its part, in Ezeiza Most of the flights had delays in their departure and only one cancellation occurred, that of the LEVEL airline flight that was to depart to Barcelona, Spainat 09:05.
Shocking images and videos of the damage caused by the storm at the Metropolitan Airport were spread on social networks. In one of the brief recordings you can see how one of the parked planes is moved by the wind.
In another of the video fragments released, the moment in which one of the stairs used for the ascent and descent of passengers was also captured. started rolling down the track until hitting one of the carts intended for transporting luggage.
In other images taken from inside the air terminal, it was recorded how the masonry came off of the ceilings and walls at the same time that the doors opened and closed due to the force of the wind.
“Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 informs that, due to the strong storm that occurred in the early morning hours, Aeroparque will remain closed, in principle, until 8 AM for security reasons,” the company in charge of Argentine airports reported a few minutes following 7 a.m. Then, at 10 a.m., it confirmed the restart of activities.
The devastating storm broke out in the AMBA this Sunday around 4:00 a.m., with Wind gusts that reached 132 km/h at the San Fernando Airport. There was serious damage to buildings and fallen trees, while work began this morning to restore electrical service to tens of thousands of homes.
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