Munich airport suspends flights amid heavy snowfall.
Heavy snowfall hit southern Germany on Friday night and continued on Saturday, causing major disruptions at Munich Airport, the second-busiest hub in the country.
Heavy snow submerged the Bavarian capital, with public transport also suspended.
Due to the continuing heavy snowfall, there will be no air traffic until 6 a.m., December 3.
Hundreds of flights in and out of the Munich International Airport (MUC) of Germany were cancelled on Saturday because of heavy snowfall.
Munich Airport : Due to the continuing heavy snowfall, there will be no air traffic probably until 6 a.m. tomorrow,Dec 3.
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760 flights scheduled for Saturday have been canceled, the German DPA news agency reported.
As much as 30-40 centimeters (roughly 12-15 inches) of snow expected in places, “a large portion of that within a period of 12 hours overnight into Saturday.
UPDATE Sunday, 3rd 2023 08:00 Local time
Flight operations resumed at 6 a.m. at Munich but lots of flights are cancelled today.