Overview
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport resumed operations shortly after noon with aircraft undergoing de-icing following a morning halt to all take-offs and landings.
- An airport spokeswoman warned of ongoing significant delays and numerous cancellations as conditions remain fragile.
- Ground crews treated runways and taxiways through the night without success, leaving flight areas extremely slippery.
- Freezing rain encased planes in ice, making de-icing take up to an hour per aircraft, and only late-morning departures became possible.
- Transport disruptions extended beyond the airport with bus services suspended in many Berlin districts, severe impacts reported in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and road conditions described as difficult.