Christmas getaway misery as snow stymies Europe

Christmas getaway misery as snow stymies Europe
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close and thousands of stranded passengers to spend the night on terminal floors. In London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels, flights were cancelled and airports warned of backlogs spilling into next week, with snow and ice frustrating travel plans across Europe on the last weekend before December 25. Hundreds of passengers had to sleep in terminals after becoming trapped in no man...

Christmas getaway misery as snow stymies Europe
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close and thousands of stranded passengers to spend the night on terminal floors. In London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels, flights were cancelled and airports warned of backlogs spilling well into this week, with snow and ice frustrating travel plans across Europe on the last weekend before December 25. Hundreds of passengers had to sleep in terminals after becoming trapped in no...

Christmas getaway misery as snow stymies Europe
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close and thousands of stranded passengers to spend the night on terminal floors. In London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels, flights were cancelled and airports warned of backlogs spilling well into this week, with snow and ice frustrating travel plans across Europe on the last weekend before December 25. Hundreds of passengers had to sleep in terminals after becoming trapped in no...

Christmas chaos as snow snarls European travel
Thousands of angry travellers struggled Monday to get home for Christmas as snow and ice caused fresh chaos at European airports and paralysed roads and railways across the frozen continent. International hubs London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels tried to clear a backlog of passengers forced to sleep on terminal floors for up to three days as they sought to reach their destinations by the end of the week. Authorities in Frankfurt sent in clowns in a bid to cheer up travellers, but fu...

Heavy snow brings Europe to a standstill
A rare sight ... heavy Snowfalls blanket Florence in Italy. Photo: AP London: British Airways said all flights from London Heathrow and London Gatwick were cancelled between 10am and 5pm local time yesterday as snow blanketed Western Europe over the last weekend before Christmas. As much as 15 centimetres of snow fell in south-west England and ''further significant accumulations'' are likely, Britain's Met Office said on its website. The snow also affected airports in Germany and the Netherlands...

Snow and ice disrupt pre-Christmas travel in Europe
London (Reuters) - Europe saw little respite on Sunday from the Arctic conditions that closed airports and disrupted travel over the weekend before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. London's Heathrow, the world's busiest International Airport, which was forced to close both its runways for much of Saturday because of heavy snow, was not accepting inbound flights on Sunday and said only a few planes would be leaving. About 30 metric tons of snow were being shifted aw...

'Havoc' Continues In Europe As Snow Snarls Travel
Passengers wait for flights in the check-in area of London's Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport on Dec. 20, 2010. The statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in London. The statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in London. There are "travelers" (a word that doesn't quite apply, as you'll see) who are about to spend a third night camped out in London's Heathrow airport because brutal winter weather across much of Europe continues to disrupt Air Travel. From London...

Winter disruptions turn travel bitter and chaotic...
LONDON – The Christmas travel season turned angry and chaotic Monday as British officials struggled to clear snow and ice that paralyzed rail and air links and spawned cancellations and delays stranding thousands around the world. More than 48 hours after Britain's last Snowfall, some furious passengers with boarding passes for Monday flights were not even allowed into London's Heathrow Airport. Inside, piles of garbage grew and some people slept on terminal floors. Other travelers waited ...

Cold temperatures, snow blanket Europe
Published: Dec. 18, 2010 at 5:13 PM Freeze spares Fla. farmers Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Siberian air mass brought snow and cold Saturday to much of Europe, disrupting Air Traffic, halting high-speed trains and sheathing Roman fountains in ice. While Britain and Ireland were hardest hit, frigid temperatures blanketed the continent, CNN reported. Thousands of people were stuck at major airports like Frankfurt and Amsterdam's Schiphol, and hundreds at the train station in Florence in ...

Europe's snow cancels flights _ and Lady Gaga show
PARIS - Heavy snow on Sunday shut down European airport runways, forced fast trains to slow down and left cars skidding through icy, slushy streets on a weekend where many people were trying to head home for the holidays. Travelers camped out at airports overnight. London's Heathrow Airport stopped accepting arrivals Sunday, causing havoc at the start of the Christmas travel rush. About 40 percent of flights were canceled at Frankfurt airport and Paris' Charles de Gaulle. In the French cap...

Europe trapped in deep freeze
Provide feedback to the multimedia producers. Thank you. Your feedback was successfully sent. Video will begin in 5 seconds. What type of connection do you have? Your video format settings have been saved. Snow wreaks havoc on travellers across Western Europe on Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled. Paris: Much of Europe remained paralysed as a new wave of heavy snow and ice swept as far south as Italy, closing airports, roads and railway lines. Although a White Christmas appeared to be on...

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe
LONDON - Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides. Airports in Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancelations or delays to flights. London's Gatwick Airport closed its runway — despite the efforts of 150 staff using 47 snow plows, while British Airways suspended all flights from Heathrow. "Heathrow is fully opera...

Heavy Snow Stalls Air Travel, Roads Across Europe
Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides. Airports in Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancelations or delays to flights. London's Gatwick Airport closed its runway — despite the efforts of 150 staff using 47 snow plows, while British Airways suspended all flights from Heathrow. "Heathrow is fully operational but we a...

Snow hits flights, leaves hundreds stranded
Heavy snow disrupted European Air Travel Saturday and stranded hundreds of drivers in their cars as far south as Italy as a White Christmas appeared increasingly likely for many places. In hard-hit Britain, London Heathrow closed both runways until at least 1600 GMT to clear the snow, while London Gatwick reopened after a 140-strong team removed 10 centimetres (four inches) of snow off the tarmac. National carrier British Airways cancelled all short-haul departures from both airports, with all l...

Snow causes pre-Christmas travel chaos in Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) - Heavy snow and freezing temperatures caused Travel Chaos across northern Europe on Friday, with hundreds of German flights cancelled and icy roads wreaking havoc in Poland and the Netherlands ahead of Christmas. A spokesman for Frankfurt airport operator Fraport (FRAG.DE) said 400 of 1,400 scheduled flights had been cancelled at continental Europe's busiest airport, even though Germany's financial capital escaped the worst of the winter weather. Another 100 flights were cancel...

Europe's Snow Cancels Flights, Lady Gaga
Like this Story? Share it: (AP) Heavy snow on Sunday shut down European airport runways, forced fast trains to slow down and left cars skidding through icy, slushy streets on a weekend where many people were trying to head home for the holidays. Travelers camped out at airports overnight. London's Heathrow Airport stopped accepting arrivals Sunday, causing havoc at the start of the Christmas travel rush. About 40 percent of flights were canceled at Frankfurt airport and Paris' Charles de Gaulle...

Heavy Snow Hits Air Travel, Roads in Europe
© AP Photo/Alastair Grant A Pedestrian walks a dog during a snow-fall in Central London, Saturday, Dec., 18, 2010. Heavy snow on Sunday shut down European airport runways, forced fast trains to slow down and left cars skidding through icy, slushy streets on a weekend where many people were trying to head home for the holidays. London's Heathrow Airport stopped accepting arrivals. Frankfurt airport canceled around 40 percent of flights. Paris' Charles de Gaulle cut Air Traffic by a quart...

Oil prices rise as cold weather hits Europe, US
Crude Oil Prices advanced Monday, as bitterly cold weather in Europe and the United States boosted expectations of rising heating fuel demand over the Christmas holiday period. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, gained 79 cents to 88.81 US dollars. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in February climbed 1.07 cents to 92.74 US dollars a barrel in London trade. "Crude Oil Prices rose slightly higher... as freezing conditions in Europe and the US northeast increased th...

Snow, ice put travel at near standstill
American singer Lady GaGa perfoms at O2 Arena in London Dec. 16, 2010. UPI/Rune Hellestad LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Workers at Europe's major airports cleared snow and ice Monday while travelers scrambled to try to reach their destinations for Christmas. Airports in London, Paris and Germany reported canceling dozens of flights as Europe remained in winter's icy and snowy grip, CNN reported. U.S. singer Lady GaGa postponed a Sunday concert in Paris because her trucks couldn't get through. "Today'...

England set for coldest-ever night as big freeze destroys travel plans for millions
With England in the icy grip of the Coldest December for a century, the temperature is set to drop to a record low, with more snow forecast in the coming days. Last night, the temperature in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, fell to -19.6C, and experts believe a combination of snow-covered ground, clear skies and the shortest day of the year could produce a sub -26C thermometer reading tomorrow. The previous record low of -26.1C, set in Shropshire in January 1982, could be eclipsed at an inland area tha...

Snow and Ice Snarl European Holiday Travel
Learn about the people, economy and history. Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials' inability to clear runways and high-speed train tracks after a snowstorm that has wreaked holiday Travel Chaos and spawned fears many people won't get home for Christmas. More than 48 hours after the last heavy Snowfall, English authorities continued to struggle to get rid of buildups of snow and ice. The continent's worst bottleneck was London's Heathrow Airport, where...

Planes grounded, thousands of festive holidays ruined, drivers stranded for hours as another foot of snow falls on Britain
© PA Shovelling snow while it's still snowing: Workers at Heathrow try to clear the snow after all flights at the airport were grounded over the weekend Up to eight more inches of snow to fall today Severe delays on London Underground during rush hour Man dies after falling through ice on fishing lake BA cancels 70 of 130 departures and 89 of 133 arrivals this morning Eurostar urging passengers not to travel unless absolutely necessary Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports open but exp...

Snow hits flights, strands drivers in Europe
Heavy snow disrupted European Air Travel over the weekend and stranded hundreds of drivers in their cars as far south as Italy as a White Christmas appeared increasingly likely for many places. Britain was hit by more blizzards that shut its biggest airports on the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas and hit road and rail traffic. London Heathrow, the world's busiest international passenger airport, closed both runways until at least Sunday morning to clear the snow, while London Gat...

Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe
LONDON — Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials’ inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday Travel Chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas. The continent’s worst bottleneck was London’s Heathrow Airport, where thousands of travelers were stranded overnight as Flight Cancellations increased even as other major European airports resume...

Europe’s snow cancels flights, Lady Gaga show
London— Stranded travelers slept on makeshift beds at European airports Sunday as wintry weather caused travel havoc, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air. It is almost inevitable that some cancelations and delays will continue through this week, potentially causing further disruption for many Christmas travelers, British travel industry group ABTA said. Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest hub for air passengers, stopped accepting arriv...