Evening thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail on July 7 disrupted operations at
Beijing Capital International Airport and surrounding airspace; the airport
activated a level‑1 coordinated operations response. Variflight monitoring
showed as of 17:00 on July 7 inbound and outbound flights were delayed; 11
inbound flights have been diverted so far, mainly to Shijiazhuang Zhengding, and
diversions are continuing to rise. Tianjin Binhai International Airport reported
15 inbound diversions, primarily to Shijiazhuang Zhengding and Beijing Daxing.