Snow cripples air, train and road traffic in Amsterdam and Paris


A person walks at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall disrupted air, road and rail travel in France ‌and the Netherlands on Monday, as hundreds of flights were cancelled in the countries' ‌capitals, while trains around Amsterdam came to a standstill and bus services in Paris were suspended.

Amsterdam Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest hubs, cancelled about 700 flights on Monday as the airport closed to incoming traffic until 1200 GMT due to ‍the snow, a spokesperson said. During that time, planes were ‍diverted to other airports.

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