Onset of winter - Flight cancellations at Munich Airport - rail traffic disrupted
Flight operations have been possible again at Munich Airport since Sunday morning. The company announced this on its website. However, hundreds of flights have been canceled. And the main train station in the Bavarian capital is still closed, according to DB. Traffic on the roads eased again after the massive snowfall on Saturday.
There were still restrictions at the airport on Sunday: According to a spokesperson, around 560 of around 880 planned flights were canceled. Passengers were asked to check the status of their flight before departure. Flight operations were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning. This affected take-offs and landings at other airports.
According to a spokeswoman, travelers would have to expect massive restrictions on rail traffic in southern Germany until Monday. Traffic at Munich' s main train station was still at a standstill on Sunday morning. The closure was expected to last until at least 10.00 am.
The railroad wanted to get traffic moving as soon as possible. This would initially only be possible on isolated routes and with reduced services. It was not yet clear when. Control flights with helicopters along the routes should be awaited, these are dependent on daylight, said the spokeswoman.
Traffic on the roads in southern Bavaria returned to normal on Sunday night. The authorities only reported minor accidents. "A few trees still fell, but there were only accidents with fender benders," said a spokesperson for the police headquarters of Upper Bavaria South. According to a spokesperson, accidents in Lower Bavaria were also "typical for the time of year". According to the police, the night was similarly quiet on the roads in northern Upper Bavaria and Swabia.
Not only Bavaria was affected by the winter weather. There were also weather-related problems on the roads in some areas in northern Germany. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a car left a snow-covered road and crashed into a tree. The two occupants were seriously injured in the accident.
Further fresh snow is not expected in large parts of Bavaria on Sunday. Only in the eastern low mountain ranges and in the Alps are several centimetres of fresh snow expected. Meteorologists are expecting lows of minus 6 to minus 9 degrees. South of the Danube, temperatures could reach minus 10 to minus 15 degrees in some areas. It will remain cold on Monday and Tuesday, but snow is only expected to fall sporadically.
The situation will be similar in some parts of Germany in the coming days. In Lower Saxony, on the North Sea coast and between the Ore Mountains and the Harz Mountains, occasional snowfall is expected on Sunday. On Monday, it should increasingly change to rain there. In contrast, it should remain dry from Berlin to southern Bavaria.
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- The disruption in rail traffic is affecting not just Munich's main station, but also various routes in southern Germany, including areas in southern Bavaria.
- The onset of winter has led to significant problems in air traffic, with numerous flight cancellations at Munich Airport and temporary suspensions at other airports in Germany.
- Despite the lifted flight operations at Munich Airport, travelers are still advised to check their flight status before departure due to ongoing cancellations.
- The affected railroad companies are working to get traffic moving again, initially on isolated routes with reduced services, but this will only be possible once control flights with helicopters are conducted.
- The traffic on the roads in southern Germany, including Bavaria, largely returned to normal as of Sunday night, with minor accidents reported as exceptions.
- The impact of the winter weather extends beyond Bavaria, as weather-related problems have also been reported on the roads in northern Germany, including Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
- The meteorologists have predicted that while fresh snow is not expected in large parts of Bavaria on Sunday, temperatures will remain low, with minus 6 to minus 9 degrees in some areas.
- The challenging winter conditions are expected to continue in some parts of Germany in the coming days, with occasional snowfall forecast in Lower Saxony and sporadic snowfall in Berlin to southern Bavaria.
Source: www.stern.de
