Delays and cancellations have been announced for January 17th and 18th.
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Air traffic in Germany was affected by freezing temperatures and extreme weather conditions and hundreds of flights had to be canceled.
Airports are warning of severe disruption due to the extreme cold, which is creating dangerous conditions for aircraft on the ground and in the air.
Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled on Wednesday and the disruption is expected to continue throughout Thursday (January 18).
Travelers are advised to check the status of their flights before heading to the airports.
Flights canceled at German airports due to “extreme” conditions
Travelers planning to depart from airports in Germany on January 18 and the coming days are being warned that disruption is bound to occur.
The German Weather Service has warned of heavy snowfall across the country, which will amount to up to 30 centimeters in places over the next 24 hours.
The freezing temperatures lead to dangerous conditions for pilots.
Frankfurt Airport is currently the most affected. The travel hub warns of significant delays and cancellations of flights.
On Wednesday, 570 of the 1,047 scheduled arrivals and departures were canceled. More than 300 of the 1,000 flights planned for Thursday were also canceled.
Although planes can be de-iced, there is a risk that they will ice up again while taxiing on the runway, the airport said.
“Due to the forecast weather conditions, there will be flight disruptions and cancellations from 8pm on January 17th Frankfurt Airport. “Weather-related flight disruptions are also expected on January 18th,” said a spokesman.
Travelers are asked not to come to the airport if their flight is canceled.
Munich Airport This also affects 254 flights.
In western Germany, Saarbrücken Airport was temporarily closed on Wednesday, and Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports were also affected by delays Cancellations.
The German Weather Service has increased the weather warnings for some areas to level four or “extremely severe weather”.
There was a warning about black ice at Frankfurt Airport. When these accumulate on runways, aircraft traction is reduced and there is a risk of accidents.
Freezing rain is also a problem for pilots in the air. If ice forms on the wings of an aircraft, it can cause the aircraft to destabilize.
Lufthansa flights are likely to be seen the most Disturbance. The airline has its bases at Frankfurt and Munich airports.
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It asks passengers to check the status of their flights in advance on the company or airport websites and not to go to the airport in this case Cancellations.
In December, Munich Airport had to close for several days due to snowfall. An aircraft that was not in use at the time tipped backwards after snow accumulated on the fuselage.
German rail traffic was disrupted by icy conditions
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has also warned against this Delays and cancellations due to freezing conditions.
The company canceled several long-distance connections on Wednesday and, as a precautionary measure, limited the maximum speed of its ICE high-speed trains to 200 kilometers per hour.
DB warns that more services are likely to be affected by the extreme weather conditions on Thursday.
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