Airports across western Europe are still struggling to cover the backlog of flights after a dreadful weekend that saw many airports close to flight arrivals and departures, in fact some airports are struggling to cover all of their normal flight patterns.
The main airports currently affected are those in France, England and Belgium, of which the main talking point is Europes largest airport Heathrow.
It seems that Heathrow was unable to manage the weather situation that saw people sleeping at the airport for up to three or four nights because of the weather, it was that bad that even the British Army offered their services to help but were turned down and only half of Heathrows flights are leaving and will not resume normality until at least Wednesday.
With over 66 million passengers passing through Heathrow every year its not hard to see why it would be a huge undertaking to manage but the issue is that the European big freeze is now being felt in Asia and America because of Heathrows actions.
One of the big questions everyone is asking is how Helsinki and other northern European airports can operate while seeing huge amounts of snow every year yet their western European compatriates are unable to cope, this is something the European transport commissioner Siim Kallas is asking.
The European transport commissioner Siim Kallas said of the issue: "In recent days, I have become increasingly concerned about the problems relating to the infrastructure available to airlines - airports and ground handling - during this severe period of snow,"
"It seems at this stage that this is a 'weak link' in a chain which, under pressure, is contributing to severe disruption."
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