Heavy snowfall and freezing rain cause flight cancellations across Germany

A Lufthansa aircraft was one of many to be de-iced at Frankfurt Airport (dpa via AP)

Heavy snowfall and freezing rain has led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains, crashes on icy roads, and school closures across Germany.

At Frankfurt airport, Germany’s biggest, more than 500 flights were cancelled, while in Munich more than 250 arrivals and departures were cancelled.