Geneva Airport Reopens After Icy 'Beast from the East'

March 1, 2018

ZURICH (Reuters) - The airport in the Swiss city of Geneva closed for several hours on Thursday due to bitterly cold weather that has hit many parts of Europe this week with snow and icy winds, causing travel chaos.

The airport reopened at 1000 GMT for departures and will accept arrivals from 1200 GMT, the airport said in a statement on its mobile app, which showed more than 40 flights from Geneva had been canceled, as well as dozens arrivals.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-weather-swiss/geneva-airport-reopens-after-icy-beast-from-the-east-idUSKCN1GD3Y0

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