US EditionVienna Airport Temporarily Suspends Flights Amid Heavy Snowfall
More than 230 flights were delayed or rerouted as heavy snow caused widespread transport disruption across Vienna and other Austrian regions.
- Vienna International Airport suspended flights early on Friday due to heavy snowfall, advising passengers not to travel and to check their flight status with airlines.
- A low‑pressure weather system from Italy moved in overnight, bringing heavy snowfall since Thursday and dumping inches across Austria into Friday.
- More than 230 inbound flights were disrupted or rerouted amid about 20 centimeters of snow near Vienna Airport, according to APA.
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Air traffic at the capital Vienna Airport had to be temporarily suspended on Friday morning.
In the east of Austria more than 20 centimeters of snow have fallen overnight, which causes big problems.
Heavy snowfall and hurricane-force gusts have caused massive traffic disruptions in Austria and parts of Bavaria. Operations at Vienna Airport were temporarily suspended. There were also cancellations in Munich.
Snow, wind and poor visibility: Winter chaos also partially paralyzed operations at Vienna Airport on Friday morning. The runway had to be closed. Numerous flights were diverted – and suddenly Carinthia was at the center of international air traffic. The partly heavy snowfall in large parts of Austria also restricted air traffic on Friday morning – and for this reason the airport Klagenfurt was busy operating. Thus, machines that could not be se…
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