Another morning and yet another fresh cover of snow over here. Winter weather like this is extremely unusual in places like Paris and London. Because it's unusual, cities don't have the equipment to clear the roads so the end result is chaos. Grocery stores are clearly missing food from deliveries in what is traditionally a very strong period, as shoppers buy food for the holidays. Thankfully the weather is warming up a few degrees here in Paris so it should turn to rain in the coming days though London is a few degrees cooler, so they still have another day or two of snow. Crazy.
Heathrow planned to cancel all arrivals Sunday, but later said it might allow three planes to land. A dozen long-haul flights are scheduled to take off Sunday night, spokesman Andrew Teacher said. He did not say which ones.
Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris told travelers to expect two-hour delays and cancellation of a quarter of flights. One in five flights was being canceled at the French capital's second airport, Paris-Orly, with delays of an hour expected, Aeroports de Paris said on its website.
Germany's Frankfurt airport said at least 500 of a planned 1,300 flights would be scrapped Sunday.
