sábado, 25 de dezembro de 2010

Conditions improve at several European airports


(CNN) -- Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was rebounding Saturday after hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid during snow and ice that snarled air traffic across Europe, authorities said.
Flight delays at de Gaulle were moderate and expected to decrease as the day went on. Officials could not give an exact number of flight cancellations.
About 300 people who spent the night at the airport were provided with food and blankets, officials said.
The Brussels, Belgium, airport reported that operations were nearly back to normal Saturday, with two of three runways operational.
Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airports in London said airlines were operating, but some delays or cancellations were possible.
Airports across Europe are still struggling to get passengers to their destinations after they were snarled by unexpected snow over the weekend.
Nearly 2,000 passengers at de Gaulle were moved from Terminal 2E to other parts of the airport on Friday because of the weight of snow on a roof, French authorities said, calling the measure "preventative".
Part of the roof of that terminal collapsed in 2004, shortly after the state-of-the-art building was inaugurated. Four people were killed, media reports at the time said. CNN