Airports close and flights suspended in Europe after ‘extreme’ black ice

A snowplow drives next to parked Austrian Airlines planes on the tarmac of Vienna International Airport (VIE), in Schwechat, Austria (Picture: REUTERS)

Several airports in Europe have been forced to close and cancel their flights after severe icy weather.

Budapest Airport announced it would not be receiving flights from 10.25am local time (9.25am GMT) after heavy rain and ‘extreme’ ice.

In a post on Facebook, it said: ‘Due to black ice and extreme icing, Ferenc Liszt International...