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Smog emergency in China: delays and grounded planes for poor visibility

Beijing, China - Fine particulate pollution reaches levels never seen before and causes problems in the airports

A thick layer of smog has fallen on Northern China. The presence of fine particulate has reached in these last weeks levels never seen before, with consequences on air traffic as well as on people's health. In many airports flights were delayed or cancelled and airplanes grounded. This morning at the Zhengzhou-Xinzheng International Airport -in Henan province- visibility was less than 50 meters and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1201210
Rome, Italy, 01/04/2017 13:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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