RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : France - Complex Emergency

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-10, 07:20:03 [UTC] Ref.no.: CE-20100110-24493-FRA Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-10 at 18:00:07 [UTC] Event: Complex Emergency Location: France Statewide Situation: Almost 1,800 passengers of the Russian air company VIM-Avia have been stranded at French Alps Chambery airport due to heavy snow, a company's spokeswoman said on Sunday. "Chambery airport has been closed due to [bad] meteorological conditions since yesterday," the spokeswoman said. She said two flights to Moscow were to take place on Saturday and another six on Sunday, adding a total of 1760 people cannot leave the country. Only one flight could take place on Sunday, while seven others were postponed to Monday, she added. Earlier, thousands of air passengers, including Russians, were reported stranded at Geneva airport in Switzerland due to heavy snow. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu