Template:Did you know nominations/Zhengzhou Airport riot

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Zhengzhou Airport riot

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... that four years ago today, 2,000 passengers stranded in China's Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport during a snowstorm rioted over delayed flights, destroying check-in counters, smashing computers and assaulting staff? Source: "Holiday travel stress became too much for some of the 2,000 stranded passengers at an airport in central China, with some passengers smashing computers and causing a 'riot,' the Global Times newspaper has reported<.p>Flight delays at the Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, were caused by days of heavy snowfall in the region and came at the peak travel season in China as workers were returning home from the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday" The New York Times, "Stranded Travelers Start 'Riot' at Airport"; February 7, 2014
- ALT1:... that since the Zhengzhou Airport riot four years ago today, the Chinese military has opened up more of the country's airspace to civil aviation? "To accommodate all these new flyers, the Chinese government is starting to make more room in the skies. Last October, authorities opened a third of the country’s low-altitude airspace (below 1,000m) to civilian aircraft, a move that will benefit mostly emergency services and helicopter tours."; "This is Why China's Airports Are a Nightmare", BBC Capital; April 29, 2016

Reviewed: Command and Destroy
Comment: As should be evident from the hook, I have another day in mind: February 6. I would appreciate an effort to get it reviewed and in the queues by then. Daniel Case (talk) 02:12, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self-nominated at 02:12, 1 February 2018 (UTC).

age and size ok, hook sourced - material faithful to source. article written neutrally, QPQ done, good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:39, 2 February 2018 (UTC)