Air traffic at Munich Airport was suspended until 12:00 (11:00 in Lisbon) due to heavy snowfall, which also affected rail transport in southern Germany and even led to the postponement of the football match between Bayern and Union Berlin, which counted for the Bundesliga, forced.
Weil 20(!) Flugzeuge roads #Schnee in #Munich nach #Frankfurt umgeleitet zijn, bricht am @Airport_FRA the chaos of ?? @FraportAG #Flughafen https://t.co/VvXtHxoGD0
– Martin Mrowka (@MartnMrwka) December 2, 2023
“Due to the continued heavy snowfall, there will be no air traffic until 12 noon today. We strongly recommend that you check the status of your flight with your airline before going to the airport,” the airport in Germany’s capital said. state of Bavaria on its website.
Completely according to expectations #models 35 to 45 cm of snow fell in the region #Muchen at the same time #chaos was “predestined”. Through #Munich The airport is no longer possible for the time being and the same applies to (public) transport #fall out #delays #snow… pic.twitter.com/SUVzxFeo5z
– Johanns (Alpen)weer (@Alpenweerman) December 2, 2023
The snowfall has already led to the cancellation of 320 of the 760 flights scheduled for today, after around 160 flights were canceled on Friday evening.
The German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) reported on the social network
Not yet mehr – Winter service muss selber gettet were in Munich © Gunnar Berning pic.twitter.com/yEBWyBT51L
-Gunnar Berning (@GunnarBerning) December 2, 2023
Public transport, with the exception of the metro, also no longer works in Munich because snow plows cannot remove the fresh snow.
The storm that hit the entire Bavarian region also forced the postponement of the match between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin, on matchday 13 of the Bundesliga.
ℹ Ways more extreme Schneefälle: Bundesliga-Spiel against Union Berlin abgesagt!
Zur Notification: https://t.co/hKka2wIxUL pic.twitter.com/m8b5eZRj64
– FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) December 2, 2023
The information was first provided by the Munich public transport company, with the German League later confirming the postponement of the meeting, without however announcing a new date.
Heavy snow fell in Munich on Friday night, reaching several tens of centimeters, which also affected air traffic.
Source: DN
