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Freezing weather gripped swathes of Europe on Tuesday (January 6), with snow and icy conditions forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Netherlands.At Amsterdam&#x27;s Schiphol airport, over 400 flights were cancelled, most of them by the Dutch unit of Air France-KLM, as the winter weather crippled traffic at one of Europe&#x27;s main transit hubs for a fifth day.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/7/six-dead-in-weather-accidents-as-cold-snap-grips-europe-0026">READ: Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe</a></div>All domestic rail services in the Netherlands were also suspended early on Tuesday after an IT outage compounded disruption across the country&#x27;s rail network.Trains began running in parts of the country after 0900 GMT, but problems persisted in the region around Amsterdam, a popular tourist destination.High-speed Eurostar services to Paris from Amsterdam were either cancelled or running late.Spanish national Javier Sepulveda said he was trying to get back to his home in Norway for a third day.He said he started queuing at the KLM help desk at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday and that six hours later he was still not close to the front of the line.The 39-year-old described the scene as &quot;chaotic&quot; and &quot;insane&quot;.KLM said it was offering alternative flights where possible and doing everything to help travellers, but it was &quot;overwhelmed with inquiries.&quot;Stranded at Schiphol, Simiao Sun said she had been told she would have to wait three days for a rescheduled flight back to the British city of Birmingham, meaning her child would miss their return to schoolOther parts of Europe, including Britain, France and Germany were bracing for another snow-carrying storm to hit on Thursday (January 7) and Friday (January 8).<div>(Production: Piroschka van de Wouw, Charlotte van Campenhout, Marta Fiorin)</div>

Freezing weather gripped swathes of Europe on Tuesday, with snow and icy conditions forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Netherlands.

Freezing weather gripped swathes of Europe on Tuesday, with snow and icy conditions forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Netherlands.

Passengers face 'chaos' as snow disrupts flights at Amsterdam airport

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Passengers face 'chaos' as snow disrupts flights at Amsterdam airport

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Published January 07, 2026 01:09 AM PHT

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