GERMANY: More travel chaos for winter-weary Germans as the country experiences more heavy snowfall.

Record ID: 333137

  • Title: GERMANY: More travel chaos for winter-weary Germans as the country experiences more heavy snowfall.
  • Date: 31st January 2010
  • Summary: FRANKFURT AIRPORT, GERMANY (JANUARY 28, 2010) (REUTERS) PLANE LANDING AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT AT NIGHT PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY PARKED PLANES DEPARTURES BOARD IN FRANKFURT AIRPORT VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS CHECKING FLIGHT INFORMATION DEPARTURES BOARD SHOWING FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS VARIOUS OF PASSENGER SLEEPING IN AIRPORT DEPARTURES BOARD SHOWING FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS VARIOUS OF SLEEPING PASSENGERS DEPARTURES BOARD SHOWING CANCELLATIONS NEAR MUNICH, GERMANY (JANUARY 28, 2010) (REUTERS) (DAY SCENES) VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC ON SNOWY B-ROAD MUNICH, GERMANY (JANUARY 28, 2010) (REUTERS) MAN GRITTING PAVEMENTS SNOW-PLOUGH CLEARING PAVEMENT INTERIOR OF MUNICH STATION STATIONARY TRAIN WITH ICE ON FRONT CLOSE OF TRAIN WITH ICE PASSENGER CHECKING TRAIN DELAYS TRAIN DEPARTURES BOARD SHOWING TRAIN DELAYS (SOUNDBITE) (German) PASSENGER, FRANZ-GERD HOENSCHENMEIER, SAYING: "At the moment I don't know if I have been affected and on the other hand I am always surprised that such a little bit of snow causes so much chaos, there isn't even that much." (SOUNDBITE) (German) PASSENGER, BETTINA LINSE, SAYING: "I think it's rubbish, I pay money for the service and something is always being cancelled." (SOUNDBITE) (German) PASSENGER, OSKAR KLAN, SAYING: "My God, that's what happens when it snows, and snow in winter is not unusual." VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS GETTING HOT DRINKS FROM GERMAN RAILWAYS
  • Embargoed: 15th February 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVAAZU6R1H0CQI4TIHYV6KQ2CYJR
  • Story Text: Winter continues to hold Germany in its icy grip with more snowfall bringing travel chaos back to winter-weary Germans.

    At Frankfurt airport passengers suffering delays and cancellations tried to catch some sleep while in the Bavarian capital train passengers were treated to free hot drinks by German railways.

    In Munich's central train station most passengers took the conditions in their stride. Franz-Gerd Hoenschenmeier said: "At the moment I don't know if I have been affected and on the other hand I am always surprised that such a little bit of snow causes so much chaos, there isn't even that much."

    Oskar Klan echoed these thoughts. He said: "My God, that's what happens when it snows, and snow in winter is not unusual."

    But Bettina Linse was furious at delays to the service, saying: "I think it's rubbish, I pay money for the service and something is always being cancelled."

    Temperatures were milder but came with warnings from the German Weather Service that heavy snow squalls could be expected.

    The weather service also warned of more snow and snow drifts.

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