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90 flights canceled at Munich airport due to heavy snowfall

Published: 05 Jan 2019 - 03:32 pm | Last Updated: 12 Nov 2021 - 12:23 am
A jogger runs during winter weather in Seeon, Germany, January 5, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

A jogger runs during winter weather in Seeon, Germany, January 5, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

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BERLIN: Munich Airport says about 90 flights have been canceled because of heavy snowfall affecting parts of Central Europe.

Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland saw several inches (centimeters) of fresh snow early Saturday.

According to German news agency dpa, the cancelations in Munich affected about one in 10 flights Saturday at Germany's second-biggest airport.