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When asked in the evening, Munich Airport and Lufthansa confirmed that passengers had stayed overnight in the terminals, “including some several times,” as an airport spokesman replied.
Lufthansa spoke of several hundred passengers who had stayed overnight at Germany’s second largest airport. Munich is an important hub for international air traffic. Apparently it was mainly international passengers who were stranded, not locals. There is no end to the problems in sight: On Tuesday there will be no take-offs and landings at Munich Airport from the start of operations until 12 noon due to an announced freezing rain.
“Regular flight operations at Munich airport are still not possible after the snowfall at the weekend,” said a Lufthansa spokeswoman. “The handling capacities are massively limited, for example due to frozen airport equipment or snow-covered vehicles.” Because of this, Lufthansa had to cancel further flights.
Hundreds of passengers spent the night in the terminal
“Lufthansa will provide meals and hotel rooms free of charge to passengers whose onward flight is canceled due to the weather situation in Munich,” the airline said in a statement. If the contingent of several hundred rooms is fully booked, passengers would have the opportunity to book a hotel room themselves; these costs would be reimbursed to the passenger.
“Nevertheless, several hundred passengers are staying overnight in the terminal,” replied the Lufthansa spokeswoman. “Either because they don’t have a visa to enter the country, or because the guests are refusing the offer to book a hotel room.” Munich Airport warned passengers on its website that flight operations were only possible with restrictions.
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