Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Harsh weather halts travel across Europe
Published: Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:28 AM LONDON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Severe winter conditions plagued much of Europe again Sunday and stranded thousands of travelers. Some 20,000 people were trapped at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport, and incoming flights were canceled, officials told Radio France Internationale. Driving was discouraged across France, but railways were operating, including Eurostar trains linking London with Paris and Brussels. London's Heathrow Airport announced it would not let any...

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...

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 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...

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...

Snow and ice disrupt pre-Christmas travel in Europe
By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:13pm EST 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 lea...

Snow and ice disrupt pre-Christmas travel in Europe
By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:13pm EST 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 lea...

Snow, ice bring holiday havoc to Britain
LONDON - Snow brought chaos to Britain’s transport network on Saturday on the last weekend before Christmas, normally one of the busiest days of the year for travel and shopping. Most of western Britain, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland suffered blizzards, while heavy snow fell on London and the south, with up to 20 cm expected in places. Up to 25 cm were reported in northwest England, and temperatures were forecast to drop to minus 14 degrees Celsius in western Scotland. Many air...

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'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...

Snow, ice ground flights in Europe
A woman bundled in a coat with a hood walks past a snow-covered VW Beetle on a frigid day on December 19, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Heavy snowfalls across Europe are grounding hundreds of airline flights in winter weather unusually bitter for this time of year. Avril Ormsby, Reuters · Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 LONDON - Europe saw little respite on Sunday from the Arctic conditions that have closed airports and disrupted travel on the weekend before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest tim...

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...

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, ice ground planes, halt trains in Europe
At Frankfurt airport, Germany's biggest, more than 500 flights were canceled Sunday out of a planned total of 1,330 departures and arrivals. While the runways at Frankfurt itself were clear, flights were disrupted by problems elsewhere in Europe, with some passengers left waiting for their flights since Friday. Germany's Lufthansa canceled several domestic and regional services to and from its main hub, though long-haul flights were little affected. In Amsterdam, Schiphol spokeswoman Mirjam Sn...

Heathrow passengers on their travel woes
Would-be passengers, who have had their Air Travel plans disrupted by the cold spell in the UK, have been speaking to the BBC about their experiences. They were all scheduled to travel from London Heathrow to various destinations, but snow and ice put a stop to their flights. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date Web Browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience...

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...

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...

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...