Snowfall causes significant flight delays at BER
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) was confronted with significant disruptions to air traffic on the morning of February 13, 2025. After overnight snowfall, an unusually large amount of snow lay on the runways of the capital's airport, which made clearing work more difficult and led to lengthy delays. In particular, the time required to clear snow from the runways caused the number of punctual flights to drop considerably. According to a BER spokesman, who responded to a request from the German Press Agency (dpa), the massive snowfall led to significant delays in air traffic. The large amount of snow that had fallen overnight meant that the runways had to be cleared at great expense. This took significantly more time than usual, causing numerous aircraft to take off late. "The areas are now largely clear again," the airport spokesman said. Nevertheless, air traffic remained disrupted for several hours. Another factor contributing to the delays was a restriction on landings imposed by the German air traffic control. Due to the weather conditions, the number of landings was limited to 15 per hour. This measure was temporary and initially applied until around 10 a.m. The BER spokesperson assured that the airport staff were doing everything they could to make up for the delays as quickly as possible. Effects on the flight schedule and passengers For many passengers, the weather conditions meant long waiting times. Numerous passengers had to be patient while airport checks and clearance work were carried out. It was not just delayed take-offs, landings were also affected, which made the overall situation even more difficult. The number of
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