The Facebook post of Levon Azizyan, director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring.
"It is snowing heavily in the Leningrad region. Information for our citizens traveling to St. Petersburg.
Passengers are currently waiting for departure at Pulkovo airport for several hours.
30 planes are waiting to take off. At the same time, many flights to Saint-Petersburg are diverted to alternative airports due to heavy snowfall, reports Rosaviatsia.
The reason is the cyclone "Charlie", which entered the city yesterday and brought heavy snowfall, which will continue at least until this evening."
