Overview
- Amsterdam’s Schiphol scrubbed about 500 flights on Jan. 5 and a further 300 on Jan. 6, with operations curtailed from midday Monday due to heavy snow and ice.
- France reported at least five weather-related road deaths and closed six regional airports, and the transport ministry said 40% of flights at Charles de Gaulle and 25% at Orly will be canceled on the morning of Jan. 7.
- Dutch rail services were heavily constrained by freezing conditions, with the national operator warning of limited service as crews worked to clear tracks and de-ice trains around Amsterdam.
- Greece’s Athens FIR suffered a radio communications failure on Jan. 4 that suspended national air traffic for hours; prosecutors opened a preliminary probe as authorities stressed flight safety was not at risk.
- Roughly 600–680 Italian tourists stranded in Sharm El‑Sheikh began returning on a Neos special flight coordinated by the Italian Foreign Ministry, following cancellations linked to the Greek outage.