More Than 100 Japan Flights Cancelled Due to Heavy Snow

More Than 100 Japan Flights Cancelled Due to Heavy Snow
Japan Airlines (JAL) planes sit on the tarmac at New Chitose Airport, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, on May 4, 2021. Issei Kato/Reuters
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TOKYO—More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan’s two biggest airlines said.

ANA Holdings had halted 79 flights as of 4 p.m. (0700 GMT), affecting about 5,100 passengers, said Hiroaki Hayakawa, an operations director for the airline.