If France is affected by this cold wave, Germany is even more affected. And this causes big problems in transport. Frankfurt airport, the largest in the country, canceled more than “half” of its 1,047 flights scheduled for Wednesday to anticipate this bad weather. Munich warned that travelers should expect “significant service restrictions”. Around 250 planes will not take off. Deutsche Bahn said it was reducing the maximum speed of its TGVs to 200 km/h, compared to the usual 320, and warned of “delays and cancellations” on regional and major lines. distances. The authorities of Baden-Wurttemberg (west) already reported on Wednesday morning an “accumulation of accidents” on certain arteries around Baden-Baden. In part of Bavaria (south), schools were closed as a precaution.
The winter episode which concerns the southern half and west of Germany, called Gertrud, is expected to cause up to 40 centimeters of snow and freezing rain, with freezing of many roads and “damage to infrastructure”, according to the German meteorological services.