A plane that had Esquel as its final destination was diverted to the Presidente Perón airport in Neuquén capital this Saturday, as a consequence of the poor visibility linked to snowfall in the Chubut city.
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The flight, carried out by Aerolíneas Argentinas, It had departed at 12:20 from the Aeroparque terminal in Buenos Aires.
But the conditions at the Esquel airport, where snow also fell this Saturday, they made a landing impossible, especially due to poor visibility. According to local journalist Hernán Mercère, this was barely 500 meters when the minimum established is 1,200.
Given this scenario, the aircraft was diverted to Neuquén, where it landed around 3 p.m. waiting for a window of good weather in the mountain area.
Finally, around 5:30 p.m. the plane took off from the provincial capital to attempt a new descent in Esquel.
According to what was reported by the municipality of that town, another of the many affected by the snow and cold storm of the last few hours, He was scheduled to arrive at 6:15 p.m.
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