Heavy Snow Stalls Air Travel, Roads Across Europe

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 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...

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe
LONDON (AP) - 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 reopened late afternoon after 150 employees using dozens of plows worked to clear the runway of 10 centimeters (four inches) of snow, though officials warned flig...

Three die as snow causes chaos in Europe
Three people have died as blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe. Hundreds of flights out of Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancellations or delays to flights on Saturday as fresh snow blocked runways, adding to disruption caused by unusually early and heavy snowfalls that now stretch from Northern Europe to most of the Mediterranean coast. In Italy, at least three people died in snow-related incidents...

Snow hits flights, strands drivers in Europe
People walk past snow covered chairs and tables at a restaurant in Berlin. ... People disembark from a gondola on a snow covered quay in Venice. Rare snow... 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 traff...

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...

Coldest December Since Records Began Bringing Travel Chaos Across Britain
© Jeremy Selwyn Chilly: Christmas shoppers in Central London were caught in snow flurries today Millions begin the big Christmas and New Year getaway early as the AA urged motorists to beware of the 'worst driving conditions imaginable' Quarter of train services disrupted, travel warning in Kent Experts warn of a backlog of up to 4 million of parcels which could remain undelivered this Christmas The NHS issues an urgent appeal for Blood Donors as concerns grow over shortages Councils...

Europe Snow Storm Closes Airports: London Heathrow Closed Until Sunday
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 reopened late afternoon after 150 employees using dozens of plows worked to clear the runway of 10 centimeters (four inches) of snow, though officials warned fli...

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say Air Travel across Europe has been disrupted by heavy snow, while rail services and roads were also affected by the blast of wintry weather. In Britain, London’s Gatwick Airport closed its runway due to snow, while British Airways suspended all flights from London’s Heathrow Airport. At Gatwick, 47 snow plows and 150 staff were deployed in an effort to clear the airport’s runway. In a statement, Heathrow said more snow was expected and that st...

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...

Big freeze: Temperatures plummet to -10C bringing travel chaos across Britain
Swathes of Britain skidded to a halt today as the big freeze returned - grounding flights, closing rail links and leaving traffic at a standstill. And tonight the nation was braced for another 10in of snow and yet more sub-zero temperatures - with no let-up in the bitterly cold weather for at least a month, forecasters have warned. The Arctic conditions are set to last through the Christmas and New Year bank holidays and beyond and as temperatures plummeted to -10c (14f) the Met Office said this...

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe
A Pedestrian crosses a road during a snow-fall in Central London, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. Plunging temperatures and heavy snow saw large swathes of Britain grind to a standstill, as London's Gatwick Airport closed its runway and British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow. Authorities say Air Travel across Europe has been disrupted by heavy snow, while rail services and roads were also affected by the blast of wintry weather. In Britain, London's Gatwick airport closed its runway due to snow...

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe
LONDON — Authorities say Air Travel across Europe has been disrupted by heavy snow, while rail services and roads were also affected by the blast of wintry weather. In Britain, London’s Gatwick Airport closed its runway due to snow, while British Airways suspended all flights from London’s Heathrow Airport. At Gatwick, 47 snow plows and 150 staff were deployed in an effort to clear the airport’s runway. In a statement, Heathrow said more snow was expected and that staff ...

Snow causes pre-Christmas travel chaos in Europe
Source: MSNBC Travel mess includes 300 miles of Traffic Jams in Netherlands Berlin — Heavy overnight Snowfall disrupted Air Travel across Western Europe on Saturday, forcing hundreds of Flight Cancellations and leading to major delays in Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Germany: It appeared the hardest hit by the snow, with more than 600 flights canceled, schools forced to close and highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least three people and ...

Snow! UK travel disruption continues live coverage
Snow! UK travel disruption continues - live coverage Further snow and freezing weather has gridlocked roads and delayed trains and flights around the UK on the busiest weekend before Christmas. Follow the latest here Snow showers cover Heathrow Airport in London. British Airways has cancelled all flights from 10am to 5pm today Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA 11.27am: The situation at Heathrow doesn't appear to be much better. A spokeswoman for British Airways, which has grounded all its f...

Heavy snow wreaks travel havoc across Europe
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy overnight Snowfall disrupted Air Travel across Western Europe Friday, forcing more than 800 Flight Cancellations and leading to major delays in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Germany appeared the hardest hit by the snow, with more than 600 flights canceled, schools forced to close and highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least three people and injured dozens. Snow also hindered flights in the neighboring Netherlands, where Ams...

Snow grounds 800 flights across Europe
BERLIN — Heavy overnight Snowfall disrupted Air Travel across Western Europe Friday, forcing more than 800 Flight Cancellations and leading to major delays in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Germany appeared the hardest hit by the snow, with more than 600 flights canceled, schools forced to close and highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least three people and injured dozens. Snow also hindered flights in the neighboring Netherlands, where Amsterd...

Snow causes pre-Christmas travel chaos in Europe
BERLIN | Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:29pm EST BERLIN (Reuters) - Heavy snow and freezing temperatures caused Travel Chaos across Northern Europe on Friday, with hundreds of German flights canceled and icy roads wreaking havoc in Poland and the Netherlands ahead of Christmas. A spokesman for Frankfurt airport operator Fraport said 400 of 1,400 scheduled flights had been canceled at continental Europe's busiest airport, even though Germany's financial capital escaped the worst of the winter weather. Ano...

UK: Coldest December since records began...
Swathes of Britain skidded to a halt today as the big freeze returned - grounding flights, closing rail links and leaving traffic at a standstill. And tonight the nation was braced for another 10in of snow and yet more sub-zero temperatures - with no let-up in the bitterly cold weather for at least a month, forecasters have warned. The Arctic conditions are set to last through the Christmas and New Year bank holidays and beyond and as temperatures plummeted to -10c (14f) the Met Office said this...

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 ...

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...

Snow and ice bring festive havoc to Britain
By Avril Ormsby London | Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:58am EST London (Reuters) - Fresh snow brought much of Britain to a standstill on Saturday, on what is traditionally the busiest weekend for shopping and travel in the run-up to Christmas. Most of western Britain, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland suffered blizzards, while southern England was also blanketed in snow, disrupting trains and road traffic in what Transport Secretary Philip Hammond described as "extraordinary" conditions. The Met O...

Weather warning: 20cm of snow could hit parts of UK
Severe weather warnings are in place across the UK which could trigger serious travel problems at the weekend as the Met Office tells Channel 4 News 20cm of snow could fall in places on Friday night. Helen Chivers from the Met Office warned that the same amount of snow could fall on Saturday too, and that temperatures will not go above freezing point during the day, generally falling to between minus five and minus eight Celsius overnight. Severe weather warnings are in place from the north of ...

Ice set to bring more chaos to Britain
By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:04pm EST LONDON (Reuters) - Britons Sunday faced little respite from the Arctic conditions that have disrupted travel and shopping plans on the last weekend before Christmas, normally one of the busiest times of the year. Treacherous icy conditions were forecast to replace the blizzards which forced many airports to close, trains to be delayed and motorists to become stranded in their vehicles. Britain's busiest airport London Heathrow, which was cl...

Snow and ice bring festive havoc to Britain
By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:07am EST LONDON (Reuters) - Fresh snow brought much of Britain to a standstill on Saturday, on what is traditionally the busiest weekend for shopping and travel in the run-up to Christmas. Most of western Britain, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland suffered blizzards, while southern England was also blanketed in snow, disrupting trains and road traffic in what Transport Secretary Philip Hammond described as "extraordinary" conditions. British Ai...