Snow Chaos Disrupts Frankfurt Airport: Delays and Cancellations Reported

Heavy snowfall at Frankfurt Airport caused significant delays and some flight cancellations. Runways were temporarily closed for clearing, with reopening scheduled shortly after. Passengers were advised to monitor flight statuses due to potential disruptions. Some flights were rerouted to airports like Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.

Frankfurt Airport experienced significant delays and isolated flight cancellations due to heavy snowfall, operator Fraport announced on Tuesday.

Runways were temporarily shut down at around 3 p.m. for clearing, with one expected to reopen by 4:15 p.m. Passengers were urged to check their flight statuses on the Fraport website as disruptions were anticipated.

Several flights bound for Frankfurt were redirected to alternative airports such as Duesseldorf and Stuttgart, as reported by the flight-tracking website Flightradar24.

(With inputs from agencies.)