Thousands stuck in China airport as country freezes
- Published: 6 Jan 2013 at 01.45
- Online news: Asia
Thousands of angry passengers were stranded after heavy fog delayed flights at a Chinese airport early on Saturday, as the country was shivered through its coldest weather in almost three decades.
Stranded travellers argue and crowd an airline counter at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, China, on January 4, 2013. Thousands of angry passengers were stranded after heavy fog delayed flights early on Saturday, as the country was shivered through its coldest weather in almost three decades.
Ten thousand passengers were stuck in Changshui International Airport in the southern Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday morning after thick fog grounded more than 280 flights, state-run Xinhua news agency said.
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