BERLIN: Heavy overnight snowfall disrupted air travel across western Europe Friday, forcing more than 800 flight cancellations and leading to major delays in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Germany appeared the hardest hit by the snow, with more than 600 flights canceled, schools forced to close and highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least three people and injured dozens. Snow also hindered flights in the neighboring Netherlands. Dutch weather agency KNMI issued a “weather alarm” warning of heavy snowfall and lethal driving conditions in large parts of the western Netherlands as traffic jams grew around major cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Snow also forced the cancellation of about 100 flights in Switzerland. In Frankfurt 470 flights had been canceled by late afternoon, an airport spokesman said.
