悪天候で欧州北部の交通大混乱　独ではフライト数百便欠航

【ベルリンＡＦＰ＝時事】ドイツで最も交通量が多いフランクフルト空港で１７日、悪天候の影響で数百の航空便が欠航となった。一方、ノルウェーでも、豪雪のため空港が数時間にわたり閉鎖された。（写真は資料写真）
　フランクフルト空港の広報担当者は同日午前、予定されていた１０４７便のうち５７０便が欠航となったと明らかにした。さらに午後になり、低温と降雨により残りの便も欠航となったが、着陸は許可された。
　現時点では、いつまでこの状況が続くのかは分かっていない。
　ミュンヘン空港も悪天候の影響により「運航が大幅に制限」され、６５０便のうち２５０便が欠航となった。
　北欧でも影響が出ている。
　ノルウェーのオスロ空港は、悪天候により数時間閉鎖。１７日午後３時３０分に再開した。また、首都を走るバスの多くが運行を取りやめたほか、ノルウェー国鉄は、東部の広範囲で運行を停止した。
　隣国スウェーデンでは、大雪により西・南部で交通事故が相次ぎ、複数の主要道路で渋滞が起きている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/01/18-16:45）

Severe winter weather in northern Europe prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights Wednesday at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, while heavy snow in Scandinavia shut down air travel in Oslo for several hours.
A Frankfurt airport spokeswoman said 570 of 1,047 flights had been axed by late morning as Germany's business capital prepared for dramatic weather conditions.
By early afternoon, all remaining departures were temporarily struck from the schedule due to the onset of freezing rain although landings were still possible, a spokesman said. It was not immediately clear how long the disruption would continue.
Munich airport also reported significant restrictions in flight service due to bad weather, with 250 of 650 scheduled flights cancelled.
Oslo airport said it closed for several hours because of heavy snow, before reopening at 3:30 pm (1430 GMT). Most buses in the Norwegian capital were cancelled and train operator Vy announced the closure of routes in large parts of the east of the country.
In neighbouring Sweden, heavy snow led to multiple traffic incidents in western and southern parts, causing traffic jams along several key roads.
The road surface is reported to be very slippery and the police are urging the public not to go out on the roads unless absolutely necessary, police said in a statement.
- Deadly road accident -
German flag carrier Lufthansa advised passengers to confirm that their flights were still scheduled before setting off for airports.
Low-pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promised up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Police there reported an accumulation of accidents on roads near Baden-Baden while a 34-year-old driver in neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate crashed into a tree and died after skidding off a rural road.
Firefighters and other first responders in Rhineland-Palatinate had prepared for a rash of road accidents and other emergencies by calling up extra staff and vehicles. They urged motorists not to take to the roads unless unavoidable.
National rail company Deutsche Bahn said it was slowing down its high-speed trains due to slick conditions and warned of delays and cancellations in its regional and long-distance network, particularly between the western cities of Cologne and Frankfurt.
Bus routes in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland were also deprived of service as the German Weather Service warned of extremely slippery roads and the risk of tree branches and power lines breaking under the weight of ice and snow.
In large parts of Bavaria, Germany's biggest state, schools were shuttered in anticipation of dangerous winter conditions.