It rains a lot this Sunday evening in the Paris region, where strong thunderstorms fell. One of them hit Roissy – Charles de Gaulle airport, causing torrential rains, according to various testimonies.
Several flights on arrival are delayed (ten) and some are even confused to Beauvais or Orly, according to other testimonies and the Air Live site.
⛈️ A strong thunderstorm is falling at Roissy – Charles de Gaulle airport with torrential rains! Several flights are delayed. (© David Jeandot) pic.twitter.com/nJVQuBnJw0
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Thunderstorms disrupt air traffic around Paris, including flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Visibility is not so bad (3 km), but it is the cumulonimbus that disrupt the airport approach, according to the specialized site. “Many flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle go around in circles and have even returned to their original airport,” said Air Live.
Delays at the start are on average 1:30, depending on the site specializing in air transport. According to a Parisian count, this concerned four flights at 10:30 p.m.
At a time when we write these lines, air operations slowly resume their normal course. The flights pending above the capital are again directed to Roissy airport.
