Air passengers facing wave of delays

Many domestic flights in China have been canceled or delayed because of summer storms as of Tuesday evening, according to a smartphone application and information from airline companies.

Twenty-four flights were canceled at Beijing Capital Internet Airport, and another 160 were affected by 6 pm on Tuesday, according to VeryZhun, a real-time flight tracking application.

World Civil Aviation Resource Net reported that about 600 flights were affected in Beijing on Tuesday, and that delays and cancellations were also seen at other major airports across the country in recent days.