Mon, March 08, 2010
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Snow disrupts air traffic in Beijing

2010-03-08 11:45:51 GMT2010-03-08 19:45:51 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Deicing trucks work for a flight at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)

Deicing trucks work for a flight at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)

A flight waits for takeoff at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)

A bulldozer shovels the snow away from the apron at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)

A deicing truck works for a flight at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)

Deicing trucks work for a flight at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2010. The urban area of Beijing had received 4.2 millimeters of snow Monday. By Monday morning, 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow.

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