中国南西部の主要ハブ空港である昆明長水国際空港が土曜の朝、激しい雹（ひょう）に見舞われ、欠航が相次ぎ、航空機が損傷、多くの乗客が足止めされる事態となった。拳ほどの大きさの雹が滑走路やターミナルの屋根、駐機中の110機以上の航空機を直撃した。雲南機場集団は、これを「異例の激しい対流性気象」と説明している。
激しい雹により航空機の運航が停止し、多くの乗客が足止めされた昆明長水国際空港では、日曜日に入り復旧作業が続いている。
土曜の朝、嵐が滑走路やターミナルの屋根、および空港内に駐機されていた110機以上の航空機の一部を襲い、ターミナルのコンコースや搭乗橋には雨水が浸入した。空港運営会社の雲南機場集団は声明で、「空港は集中豪雨と雹を伴う異例の激しい対流性気象に見舞われ、駐機中の航空機が雹の直撃を受けた」と発表した。
中国のメディア報道によると、一部のジェット機は翼やコックピット、レドームに目視可能な損傷を受けており、修理のため運航から外されている。
現在までに負傷者の報告はないが、混乱の最中には多くの乗客が足止めされた。
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