The rain and snow alert in the mountain area of Neuquén during the morning of this Thursdays complicated operational tasks in the San Martin de los Andes airport. From Tourism they explained that due to the accumulation of snow on the runway, there are no takeoffs or landings in the city. A similar situation occurs in Bariloche.
According to what was stated by the Tourism Office, the San Martín de los Andes airport has not been operational since mid-morning.. This is due to the snow that accumulated on the runway, which prevents the takeoff and landing of planes in the town.
They advanced that «Staff are working to guarantee conditions to return to normal operations. “This could be resolved in the next few hours.”
Meanwhile, some flights are waiting for news to be able to land or be transferred to other airports. Therefore, The flights that were scheduled to take off this morning are delayed.
From Tourism they stated that the situation with flights is complicated throughout the Patagonia due to the climatic conditions faced in the region due to the alert for snow and rain.
Flights with delays in Bariloche: they clarify that a plane was not lost, what happened?
This morning, the plane of a low-cost company arrived in Bariloche and The wheels left the cement runway, touched the ground and the plane was stranded with part on asphalt and part on the ground.
In relation to the situation, from the airport they explained to RÍO NEGRO Diary that: “There was no mistake, what happened was that the plane landed long and was between the end of the runway and the ground, but no one was scared and there were no injuries.said Víctor Medo, administrator of the Bariloche airport.
«Tasks were carried out to rescue the plane and relocate it, but no one was in danger,” he stated. On the other hand, regarding the delayed flights, He assured that it is because of the weather and visibility. “We’ll have to wait and see if the weather improves or what happens,” she remarked.
There are two Aerolíneas Argentinas flights from Aeroparque to Bariloche scheduled for this noon that are delayed. Also, there is another company flight lowcost JetSmart that was diverted and one of Flybondi that is delayed.
