Munich Airport Resumes Operations After Major Snowfall
The airport in Munich resumed limited operations Sunday morning after being closed for practically a day due to file snowfall that disrupted transportation throughout the area.
About 17 inches of snow fell in components of southern Germany on Saturday, an unusually great amount for early December, and what native information media reported was the biggest daily snowfall in Munich in December since data had been saved. Officials shut down the rail station in that metropolis as properly, and the police advised drivers to stay off the roads.
Flights began taking off once more about 6 a.m. native time at Munich Airport, Germany’s second-biggest air hub. But airport officers warned there would nonetheless be delays and cancellations. FlightAware, a flight-tracking service, stated at the least 200 flights had been canceled on Sunday; the day earlier than, twice that quantity had been. And Deutsche Bahn, the operator of Germany’s railways, urged customers planning to depart from or arrive at Munich’s fundamental prepare station to attend till Monday to journey.
Activities across the city were also canceled, together with the Bayern Munich soccer recreation in opposition to Union Berlin on Saturday.