Snow chaos - Suspended flight operations in Munich also affect BER
Lufthansa has canceled all eleven flights from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to Munich for Tuesday. This can be seen from a list of departures on the airport's website. The twelve planned landings of flights from Munich have also been canceled.
Munich Airport suspended its flight operations on Tuesday due to freezing rain. All surfaces were iced over due to freezing rain, said an airport spokesperson. There will therefore be no take-offs and landings from the start of operations at 6.00 am until 12.00 noon. "The plan is to allow air traffic to resume from midday," the airport wrote on its website. "However, it can be assumed that a large number of flights will also have to be canceled during the rest of the day for safety reasons."
Flight information on the BER website
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- The weather in Berlin during Winter sometimes leads to similar issues, as was seen with the 'snow chaos' that affected Berlin Airport's flight operations.
- Germans relying on Lufthansa for travel between Berlin and Bavaria's Munich might face challenges, given the cancellation of all eleven Lufthansa flights and the twelve planned landings from Munich to Berlin-Brandenburg.
- Despite resuming flight operations in Munich after the morning's 'ice chaos', many more flights are expected to be canceled due to safety concerns.
- Lufthansa passengers looking for alternative flights might consider flights from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to other German destinations like Frankfurt or Hamburg.
- Travelers who had planned to explore Bavaria's attractions or visit Munich's famous Oktoberfest may have to adjust their plans because of the suspended flight operations.
- The hope for a quick return to normalcy in German air traffic lies in the forecasted weather improvement and Lufthansa's capacity to handle the backlog of delayed flights following the 'snow chaos'.
Source: www.stern.de
