Beijing issued a yellow warning signal for lightning, and some flights at the Capital Airport were delayed.
Updated at 20: 15 Beijing time:
As of 20:00, 1,347 sorties have been carried out, 17 sorties have been cancelled, and 0 sorties have been reserved for other stations. (CCTV reporter Chen Yujie)
Beijing issues yellow warning signal for lightning.
The Beijing Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning signal for thunder and lightning at 19: 10 on July 28, 2019: It is estimated that there will be thunder showers in most parts of Beijing from now until 14: 00 on the 29 th, with strong local short-term rain and short-term gale of magnitude 6 or above. Please take precautions. (CCTV reporter Deng Yuzhou)
The capacity of the Capital Airport decreased by 30% Start the yellow response mechanism for large-scale flight delays.
Affected by the thunderstorm weather in the terminal area, the capacity of the Capital Airport decreased by 30%, and the yellow response mechanism for large-scale flight delay was started simultaneously at 18:30. Today, 1,739 flights are planned to take off and land throughout the day. By 19: 00, 1,282 flights have been carried out and 10 flights have been cancelled.
The Capital Airport expects about 146,000 passengers to leave Hong Kong tomorrow, with a peak hour of 16,000 passengers. The peak time for domestic passengers to pass the security check tomorrow is 5:30-7:30. Remind passengers to pay attention to the weather and flight dynamics so as not to affect the itinerary. (CCTV reporter Li Weidai)