Nanjing Lukou airport reopens

Source: CCTV.com | 02-01-2008 14:02

Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Jiangsu Province has been reopened after it was forced to close for two-and-a-half days.

All stranded passengers have been now reached their destinations. Airport staff are preparing for possible heavy rain and snow in the next few days.

The snowy Nanjing Lukou International Airport was back up and running again yesterday. The runways and main roads are clear and planes are now permitted to take off.

Zhang Youfu,vice manager of Nanjing Lukou Int'l airpor, said, "More than 230 planes are operating normally, carrying about 20,000 passengers. Thanks to the efforts of our staff, all the stranded passengers are now able to depart."

With the reopening of the airport, cargo transport has also gradually been resumed.

In order to make flights run more efficiently, the airport's customs office has made some changes.

Wang Xiaofeng, manager of customers office of Nanjing Lukou International Airport, said, "We're taking measures to speed up the whole check-in procedure, which lasts just half an hour. We saved two-and-a-half hours for the planes."

Weather experts say southern China will suffer a new round of rain and snow in the next few days. And freezing rain may bring further transport problems to Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Provinces.

Editor:Zhang Ning