Munich Airport resumes operations after sleet halted flights
Freezing conditions across southern Germany prompted Bavaria's main air hub to close on Tuesday morning. Munich Airport had already been forced to shut down on the weekend, with heavy snowfall causing transport chaos. The airport was closed on Saturday into Sunday because of heavy snow Flights resumed at Munich Airport on Tuesday afternoon after icy runways and sleet caused operations to be temporarily put on hold. Further cancellations and delays were expected throughout the day, however. Passengers in Munich must continue to expect "massive restrictions," the spokesman said. Only around 100 of the 770 take-offs and landings originally planned for Tuesday are expected to go ahead in the afternoon, he added. The northern part of the airport in particular had been heavily affected by icy rain, he said. The winter services had to remove a thick layer of ice with great effort. Heavy snowfall led to significant traffic disruptions in parts of sou...