SAPPORO – Heavy snow forced airlines to cancel 83 flights — nearly half of all those scheduled — at Shin-Chitose airport near Sapporo on Wednesday as of 5:10 p.m., airport officials said.
The runways were closed intermittently to clear snow, affecting 72 other flights, with some services delayed more than seven hours, according to the officials.
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