According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is a strong winter-type pressure distribution near Japan, and on December 27, heavy snow fell from northern Japan to the Sea of Japan side of western Japan, resulting in heavy snowfall on the Pacific side as well. There is a place to be. All Nippon Airways (ANA / NH) and Japan Airlines (JAL / JL, 9201) have decided to cancel 28 domestic flights in total, which is expected to affect 1080 people.
Sakaemachi Station, the nearest station to Sapporo / Okadama Airport where snow is piled up Near=December 27, 2009 7:57 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
Depth of snow as of 8 o’clock on the 27th (from the Japan Meteorological Agency site)
At ANA, on the 27th, Haneda bound for Shonai at 7:10 am 18 domestic flights canceled, including NH393. It is expected to affect about 740 people. All-day cancellations will be for Wakkanai and Toyama, and some cancellations will be for Shonai and Tottori. On the 26th, a total of 79 flights to / from Wakkanai, Shonai, Noto, Toyama, Komatsu, and Tottori Airport were canceled due to the effects of snowfall, affecting about 5,300 people.
JAL canceled 10 domestic flights, including JL2861 flight departing from Sapporo / Okadama at 8:00 am for Kushiro on the 27th. It is expected to affect about 340 people. In addition, the charter flight from Okadama to Kagoshima, which is the last flight of the Saab 340B aircraft (registration code JA02HC), which was planned by the group company Hokkaido Air System (HAC, NTH / JL), has also been cancelled. Has been decided. On the 26th, 51 flights to / from Okadama, Niigata, Komatsu, etc. were canceled, affecting about 2560 people.
Other airlines are also calling for the latest information on their websites.
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