Warning: Budapest flights cancelled due to heavy weather
Heavy snow and sleet are forecast at Frankfurt and Munich airports. Lufthansa has introduced a reduced timetable to avoid last-minute cancellations, delays and chaos at the airport. Budapest flights are also affected.
On Wednesday, 17 January and Thursday, 18 January, Lufthansa has thinned its schedule in advance due to the expected disruptions. Four flights to and four flights from Budapest have also been cancelled, AIRportal.hu reports.
The German meteorological service has issued an alert for heavy snow and sleet in the Frankfurt and Munich areas. Airports have informed airlines of the threat.
According to AIRportal.hu, the operators of two major airports have both reminded affected passengers to check the status of their flight with the airline and not to depart for the airports if their flight has been cancelled.
Lufthansa’s reduced schedule will affect several Budapest flights on Wednesday:
- Flights LH1334, LH1336 and LH1338 arriving in Budapest from Frankfurt at 09:50, 12:10 and 13:55 and LH1676 from Munich arriving in Budapest at 12:35 have been cancelled.
- There is also no flight LH1675 from Budapest to Munich at 08:05 and no flights LH1335, LH1337 and LH1339 to Frankfurt at 10:35, 12:55 and 14:45 on Wednesday.
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