Overview
- All Paris and Île-de-France bus services were suspended around 7 a.m. for safety, with RATP indicating the halt would last at least until midday and IDFM reporting significant RER and Transilien disruptions.
- Airlines cut about 40% of flights at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and 25% at Orly this morning, with more than 100 cancellations at Roissy, around 40 at Orly, and weather closures at Nantes until noon and Le Bourget until 2 p.m.
- Météo-France maintained orange vigilance for 38 departments as forecasters warned of a rare-intensity mix of snow and freezing rain, with several centimeters expected and higher amounts locally.
- The government activated an interministerial crisis cell as authorities imposed bans on heavy goods vehicles in the West, Île-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, lowered speeds to 70 km/h in the capital region, and urged people to avoid driving.
- Rail operations were curtailed with ‘stop circulation’ orders on Tours–Saumur and Tours–Poitiers–La Rochelle until noon, an interruption between Chartres and Paris until 11 a.m., and reduced speeds on high-speed lines, while at least five road deaths were confirmed since Monday.