Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations as snow creeps towards Tokyo


A pedestrian walks at a park in front of the Imperial Palace amid snowfall in Tokyo on Feb 5. - AFP

TOKYO: Dozens of flights were cancelled as inclement winter weather headed toward Japan’s Kanto plain, home to the capital and more than 44 million residents.

ANA Holdings Inc. halted 30 inbound and outbound flights at Tokyo on Monday (Feb 5), as well as at airports in Akita, Hiroshima and other big cities, disrupting plans for about 3,900 travellers, the carrier said Sunday. Japan Airlines Co. canceled 46 flights at Haneda International Airport, impacting about 5,170 passengers.

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