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It's Okay; The Russians are Stranded at Their Airports Too

December 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM | by | Comments (0)

We're not alone in our weather delay misery this week! Yay? Now that Northern Europe and the UK are mostly shoveled clear for air travel to resume somewhat normal levels, the US East Coast falls to Mother Nature, as does Russia. According to RIA Novosti it's freezing rain causing the problem, however, and although the airports aren't completely shut-down, they're operating slower than a Zaporozhets and causing dangerous levels of frustration:

More than 200 flights have so far been postponed at Moscow's largest airports of Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo. The delays were caused by power outages and ice at Domodedovo and by de-icing aircraft at Sheremetyevo.

Several passengers scuffled in Sheremetyevo overnight, an eyewitness said. In another incident, according to him, dozens of passengers blocked the boarding of a plane bound for London demanding to meet with the management of Sheremetyevo. Police were forced to intervene in the growing uproar.

See—it's always worse somewhere else. At least the police aren't being called in to control disgruntled passengers, as they are in Russia. Yet.

[Photo: RIA Novosti]

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