Snow in Europe triggers transport chaos
(VOVWORLD) -Heavy snow blanketing northern Europe has caused many flight cancellations and delays at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands and Brussels airport.
 A traffic jam near Mülheim - one of many in snow-bound Germany |
About 400 flights were cancelled at Schiphol - one of Europe's biggest airports - and about 200 in Brussels. Travellers have been advised to check flight updates at home, rather than set off for the airport in bad weather.
In Germany the heavy snow has caused many car crashes and traffic jams, as well as train delays. More than 300 flights were cancelled on Sunday at Frankfurt airport, the busiest in Germany.
The Dutch airport at Eindhoven was temporarily closed because of the snow, and many Dutch schools remained shut on Monday.
Conditions improved later at Brussels airport, where planes were able to take off from one de-iced runway. But Brussels Airlines scrapped all its flights.
In the UK, dozens of flights were cancelled at Heathrow and road conditions were described as treacherous in many areas.