Heavy snow caused significant transport disruptions in England on Sunday, many flights were canceled in Germany and in the Netherlands.
Suffering from cascading delays in northern Europe, Madrid and Barcelona airports were affected, with some flights running 3.5 hours late. Several centimeters of snow fell in England and Wales overnight from Saturday to Sunday. To the point that the Liverpool-Manchester United football match counting for the 20th day of the English championship on Sunday was almost canceled.
In West Yorkshire (northern England), the ground was covered with 12 centimeters of snow on Sunday morning, according to the British meteorological agency Met Office. Up to 40 centimeters of snow fell in some areas above 300 meters above sea level. Manchester Airport (north) reopened its runways mid-morning. “But departures and arrivals may still be delayed as our teams de-ice planes and clear pathways.”indicated the airport on X.
That of Liverpool (north) also reopened its runway and advised passengers to contact their airlines due to delays. Several German airports disrupted their schedules on Sunday due to snowfall and freezing rain. 120 takeoffs and landings were canceled out of around 1,090 scheduled for Sunday at Frankfurt, Germany’s largest airport located in the west of the country. Poor visibility in the sky also disrupts air traffic.
In Munich (south), 35 flights were canceled as a precaution on Saturday evening, out of a total of 750 departures and landings scheduled at the second largest German airport, according to a spokesperson. The disruptions began on Friday evening at Berlin-Brandenburg airport, with 30 flights disrupted, including 17 canceled due to icy conditions in the capital. Mid-afternoon on Sunday, the German meteorological office lifted the severe weather warnings.
At Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, a major European hub, 68 flights were canceled and more than 200 delayed due to snowfall, according to the airport’s website. Cancellations mainly affected European destinations, but long-haul flights to the United States were also affected. In Norway, heavy snowfall is forecast in the south-east but for the moment air traffic disruptions remain light.
The authorities recommend that those who can do so favor teleworking at the start of the week. In Sweden, the meteorological institute placed the majority of the country on yellow and orange alert on Monday and trains were canceled due to the cold in the north of the country.
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