Just returned from India via Frankfurt through Europe’s coldest December in over 100 years.
Two successive flights to Stockholm were cancelled (due to snow and the logistics of getting aircraft and crew to the right places) and I finally made it home with a delay of about 12 hours. Not too onerous.
But nothing unusual for Stockholm’s Arlanda airport where operations continued without any fuss at -10°C and masses of snow. Flights cancelled from Arlanda were only those to the UK and Frankfurt!!!!
Heathrow snow chaos
UK snow: Christmas cancelled for travellers as Heathrow warns of days of delays
Heathrow authorities effectively cancelled the Christmas plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers yesterday as the Transport Secretary admitted the chaos at Britain’s busiest airport was “not acceptable”.
Amid mounting criticism of Heathrow’s response to the weekend’s snowfall, airline passengers were told to expect delays and flight cancellations “beyond Christmas Day”.
Snow and ice grounded two thirds of flights at Heathrow yesterday, with Terminals One and Three becoming so congested that passengers were told to stay away.
Only one of the airport’s runways was open and staff had cleared just half of the planes’ docking bays. All short-haul flights were cancelled. Some travellers faced a fourth night sleeping in terminal buildings in the hope of getting on a plane.
But even if the next Ice Age is coming I have no doubt that human ingenuity will ensure a successful adaptation.
The k2p blog 