Frankfurt airport expected 260 cancellations Friday because of snow (earthtimes)

Frankfurt/Berlin - Frankfurt airport should almost one in five scheduled departures or landings must be canceled Friday, as heavy snow affected travel in the Germany. Airport expects that approximately 260 1 400 flights airport would not take place. On the eve, 246 flights cancelled Frankfurt. Airport Munich also announced 100 cancellations as he struggled to clear snow on the runway. Three people died in accidents on icy roads of the overnight in the State of Bavaria. Friday, at the beginning of commuters in the Germany had to wait in traffic long, often caused by trucks spots. Police of the State of Hesse was awaken the pilots who had fallen asleep in the stationary circulation. State of North Rhine-Westphalia was prohibited from driving at night, after many stuck in the snow or dragged on icy slopes trucks. Petrol stations began to run dry as heavy snow fuel delivery trucks introduced at dead, said the German oil industry association. They said this particularly affected gasoline stations in mountainous areas, but stressed that the situation is far from criticism as alternative fuel stations were generally close. Panic has erupted between 400 rail passengers the previous evening, Northern Hamburg passenger train was shut down for four hours, a railway spokesperson confirmed Friday. Light and heating did not train batteries are low. Safety regulations prevented railway staff opening doors which open certain passengers tried to break, according to eyewitnesses.
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