The second match of the League Cup had to be suspended due to bad weather. This is Defense and Justice before Godoy Cruz, who were due to clash on Friday afternoon in Varela.
The Mendoza squad could not travel to Buenos Aires as a result of delays in the rescheduling of flights in Aeroparque and Ezeiza, so from the AFA they considered it more logical to postpone the meeting for a new date.
The first day of the League Cup began this Thursday with the victory of Belgrano over Estudiantes by 2-1 and should continue on Friday with the match of the Falcon against Tomba. Now, according to estimates, the game could be played for the month of September, when the activity for the dispute of the Qualifiers is stopped.
The other two matches this Friday, the visit of Racing to Union in Santa Fe (19 hours) and Boca receiving Platense (21 hours), are not at risk of suspension. Of course, the Academy traveled later than planned to the capital of Santa Fe and at some point the possibility of making the journey by bus was considered.
Julio Vaccari, coach of Defense and Justice. Photo: AP Photo/Gustavo Garello.
The effects of bad weather and flight delays
Flights at Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza airports continued this morning with some delays and cancellations as a result of the so-called "drag effect", after the intense storm that hit the City of Buenos Aires yesterday, at the beginning of the long weekend for the holiday next Monday.
Thursday's storm forced the cancellation and rescheduling of more than 150 services at both air stations, but with greater impact on the Buenos Aires Airport and that situation directly affects today's flights, which are with their capacity practically full as a result of the movement of passengers who take advantage of the holiday.
Although the weather conditions this morning, although it continued to rain, did not prevent operations from developing normally, in Aeroparque 36 flights were still affected with delays, while six had to be canceled and one diverted.
Meanwhile, at the Ministro Pistarini airport in Ezeiza, there were only eleven delayed flights, only two canceled and one diverted.
Delayed or canceled flights, a constant postcard in Aeroparquey Ezeiza. Photo: Federico López Claro.
The Meteorological Service indicated for the rest of the day a gradual improvement of the conditions, so no new complications related to bad weather are expected, although airport sources indicated to Telam that delays and cancellations can be sustained throughout the day, since the unusual number of flights canceled and rescheduled yesterday, It makes total normalization impossible in such a short time.
On Thursday, the storm affected more than 150 flights between Ezeiza and Aeroparque, adding delays and cancellations, to a greater extent in the metropolitan air station.
The storm came at the worst time, in the run-up to the long weekend. Photo: Federico López Claro.
In all cases, the effects were as a result of the electrical activity on the airports, which forced to suspend all types of work on the runway, so that ramp services could not be performed, such as assistance to aircraft, baggage collection and reception.
The electrical activity occurred with greater intensity in the Jorge Newbery Airport, which did not begin to normalize until after 16 p.m., and with less intensity and intermittency in Ezeiza.
With information from Agencies
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