Berlin Airport Reopens After Black Ice Triggered Groundings
An ice-covered runway at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Feb. 5.
Photographer: Maryam Majd/Getty ImagesBerlin’s main airport reopened Friday after hundreds of flights were canceled because of icy conditions that disrupted transportation systems across northern Germany.
While some airlines resumed service, significant delays and cancellations were expected to continue, Berlin Brandenburg Airport said in a Friday afternoon post on social media platform X. More than 190 flights at the hub were canceled in the last 24 hours, according to FlightAware.