A severe weather code red has led to several flights being diverted to Bucharest. Ryanair's flight from Chania landed in Varna, while other Wizz Air and KLM flights were diverted to Constanța and Budapest. Around 17:30, 15 planes were waiting to land in Bucharest, but were affected by severe weather conditions. Weather forecasters issued warnings for gale warnings, initially code orange, then changed to code red.
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Traficul aerian din București, afectat de codul roșu de vijelii. Mai multe curse, redirecționate către Varna, Constanța și Craiova
Mai multe avioane nu pot ateriza după ce a fost emis cod roșu de vijelii și grindină în București. Capitala, sub alertă extremă de vreme rea
Zboruri afectate de Codul Roșu de furtună din București - Aeronave deviate spre alte aeroporturi
Cod roşu de furtună în Bucureşti – Mai multe avioane nu pot ateriza / Unele aeronave, direcţionate pe alte aeroporturi
Cod roșu de furtună în București. Probleme la Aeroport
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