The first snow this year began to fall on China's capital city Beijing in the wee hours of Feb. 17, bringing with it joy to the city that had endured a long dry period, but also flight delays.

As of 11 a.m. on Feb. 18, more than 150 inbound and two outbound flights at the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) were delayed due to the snow, according to the North Regional Administration (NRA) of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

But officials said those flights were expected to resume on the afternoon of Feb. 18 as the airport "worked hard to remove the snow".