SHANGHAI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A senior Shanghai official has quelled any worries that the pressure-laden Pudong International Airport would cancel some scheduled cross-Straits charter flights due to the lingering snow.

    "Shanghai will not cancel any cross-Straits flights, as long as the weather allows safe departure," said Shanghai Vice Mayor Tang Dengjie when meeting with delegates of Taiwan compatriots working in the city on Sunday.

    Many of Taiwan compatriots were worried charter flights would be cancelled by airports on China's mainland. The airports have been heavily pressured by delayed flights and stranded passengers as the worst snow in decades continues to ravage many of the country's eastern and southern regions.

    Shanghai is the busiest port for cross-Straits charters among the four designated mainland cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou and X...

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