The south of Germany is still groaning under the heavy snowfall at the weekend. Air travelers and commuters in southern Bavaria still have to prepare for cancellations and delays.
Munich Airport resumed operations on Tuesday from 12 p.m. and the Air traffic should now gradually start up again. But according to the information, passengers in Munich still have to expect “massive restrictions”. Around 100 of the 770 takeoffs and landings originally planned for Tuesday are still expected in the afternoon, the spokesman said.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) also said that the effects on rail traffic would continue to be felt in the next few days. Travelers were asked to postpone non-essential journeys until December 6th.
German weather service warns of black ice
Traffic has been running again on the streets since Sunday afternoon. There was a lot of snow, especially on side roads, and the masses of snow on the sides of the roads often made it difficult to avoid them. “It has calmed down. There is still ice and snow, but nothing wild on the streets anymore,” said a police spokesman in Upper Bavaria on Tuesday night. In other parts of Germany, the streets were mostly quiet on Tuesday night. “People seem to have gotten used to the conditions,” said a spokeswoman for the situation center in Schleswig-Holstein.
But even if it gets a little milder, the German Weather Service (DWD) will continue to warn of possible black ice in many places in the coming days. “As far as slipperiness is concerned, many parts of Germany – except for the west – are still in the danger zone,” said a DWD meteorologist on Tuesday night. While predicted precipitation from a low will fall as snow, especially in the north and east, due to the still cold temperatures, there could also be freezing rain in Bavaria and parts of central Germany.