US EditionIce closes Vienna airport, disrupts flights in Prague
- Freezing rain caused the closure of major airports in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, resulting in cancelled and diverted flights across Central Europe.
- Vienna International Airport suspended all take-offs and landings due to ice on the runways.
- Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest halted operations because of black ice and extreme icing conditions.
- Prague’s Václav Havel Airport operated in a 'very limited mode' with significant delays.
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Airports have been forced to close and flights have been disrupted in parts of Europe due to icy weather. Airports in Budapest in Hungary, Bratislava in Slovakia and Vienna in Austria were forced to temporarily close on Tuesday morning due to such conditions. A thick layer of ice had formed on Vienna's runways and was continuing to refreeze amid efforts to clear it, an airport spokesman said. Flights were being diverted to other airports, they a…
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Freezing rain paralyses transport in Central Europe
Freezing rain led to flights being suspended at Vienna airport on Tuesday, while neighbouring Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary also experienced travel disruptions.
Vienna Airport Thaws: Operations Resume After Icy Shutdown
Vienna Airport resumed operations at 11 am local time after icy conditions forced a temporary closure. Initially, thick ice layers on runways hindered operations, causing flights to divert to other airports. The airport confirmed departures would restart at 11 am, with arrivals resuming at noon.
A ice-consisting line was dropped on the tracks of the airport in Vienna, and the phenomenon continued even after departure operations, passed a word carrier. Consequently, more flights were redirected to other airports. However, the Austrian Airlines flight scheduled to leave at 06:55 Otopeni Airport to Vienna was cancelled, according to Bucharestports.ro.The frozen water affected and the airport's activity in Prague, which works in a "very lim…
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