Overview
- Frankfurt plans 1,063 flights for about 137,000 passengers today with 25 de-icing vehicles and four pads active, inbound flows are stable, outbound flights face slight delays, and field beds are ready due to the night curfew.
- Berlin-Brandenburg says supplies and crews are positioned to keep the 1,470-hectare site clear, and passengers are urged to check flight status as disruptions cannot be ruled out.
- Hamburg reports heavy snowfall with runway clearing up to 8–10 times daily, 30 snow-removal vehicles and 10 aircraft de-icers in service, and dual glycol treatments guided by friction testing.
- KLM has canceled multiple Düsseldorf–Amsterdam flights due to conditions at the hub, and Düsseldorf briefly paused operations for snow clearance but reports stable running with some delays.
- Network ripple effects remain a risk after more than 800 cancellations at Amsterdam on Wednesday, while Nürnberg averages about 44 minutes of delay and regional airports in Leipzig/Halle, Dresden, Hannover and Bremen have winter fleets and de-icing stocks on standby.