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

07 January 2026 17:47 (UTC +04:00)

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, APA reports, citing Reuters.

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.

"There are long lines here," a traveller stranded at Schiphol told Dutch media outlet AD. "There's not too much clarity on what is actually going to happen."

Meanwhile, France's civil aviation authority asked carriers to reduce takeoffs and landings by 15% or roughly 30 flights at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 40 flights at Paris-Orly until the evening, according to Aeroports de Paris.