Airports chaos is ‘unacceptable’, says EU

THE EU lashed out at airports yesterday for the “unacceptable” disruption caused by freezing weather across Europe as fresh snowfall added to the woes of thousands of stranded Christmas travellers.

Britain said it could use troops to end the disruption at London Heathrow, where passengers have been sleeping in terminals throughout days of chaos, while Frankfurt airport closed for several hours.

The cold snap chaos also hit Europe’s rail network with long queues snaking outside the London terminal for the Eurostar train link between Britain, France and Belgium.