VIENNA: Large snowstorms prompted energy outages and transport chaos in Austria on Friday (Feb 20), forcing the Vienna airport to quickly halt all flights.
Flights departing from the capital, a significant European hub, have been cancelled or delayed, and greater than 230 arrivals have been equally disrupted or rerouted.
“Passengers whose flights have been delayed are requested to not come to the airport,” the power stated in a press release.
The world acquired 20cm of snow, nationwide information company APA reported.
The primary freeway south of Vienna was closed for a number of hours, and different sections of freeway have been quickly inaccessible due to snowdrift, stranded lorries or poor visibility, stated the nationwide car affiliation, OAMTC.
Electrical firms reported energy outages in a number of areas within the south and east, together with Styria, the place 30,000 houses misplaced electrical energy.
The climate was forecast to enhance from round noon, however the threat of avalanches remained excessive.
