Huge airport forced to cancel 700 flights with passengers stranded

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KLM planes sit on the snow-covered apron at Schiphol Airport during the winter chaos that led to hundreds of flight cancellations (Symbolic image) (Photo by Michel van Bergen / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) Getty Images Schiphol is facing exceptional winter chaos. Hundreds of flights have been canceled, leaving thousands of travelers stranded at the airport. The CEOs of Schiphol and KLM acknowledge the seriousness of the situation and are reportin…

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Snow, ice and strong winds disrupted travel in many European countries for the third day in a row on Wednesday. Hundreds of flights were canceled and many passengers were stranded at airports, the AFP news agency and ORF television reported. The airports in Paris and Amsterdam were the hardest hit. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, one of the largest in Europe, announced the cancellation of at least 700 flights on Wednesday due to snow and wind. Mor…

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Due to heavy snowfalls in the Netherlands, more than 700 flights were cancelled at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport on Wednesday. "Even today, air traffic at the airport is disrupted", Schiphol stated in a statement.

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Due to climatic conditions, more than 700 flights had to be cancelled at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. Several flights to and from Luxembourg airport are involved, as in Charles-de-Gaulle and Zaventem.