Weather delays in June cause storms at airports

Extreme weather will continue to challenge airline punctuality through August, after bad weather caused massive flight delays and cancellations in June, the civil aviation authority said on Tuesday.

"In June, most regions experienced extreme weather conditions such as storms and heavy rain," said Zhang Chunzhi of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

"Five major airports, in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which handle 40 percent of flights nationwide, had a combined 59 days of stormy weather and issued 92 massive flight delay and cancellation alerts."