Heavy snowfall and sub-zero winds swept across northern Europe on 6–7 January, grounding hundreds of flights, halting Dutch rail traffic and clogging highways from Paris to Zagreb. Reuters reports that airlines were ordered to cut 40 % of departures at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 25 % at Orly, while KLM pre-emptively scrapped 600 flights at weather-battered Schiphol.([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/dutch-train-traffic-halted-due-snow-ice-2026-01-06/))
The ripple effects reached Switzerland quickly: SWISS flight LX733 from Amsterdam to Zurich was cancelled, and Zurich Airport warned of knock-on delays as inbound aircraft and crews remained out of position.([airportia.com](https://www.airportia.com/flights/lx733/amsterdam/zurich/)) Geneva Airport advised travellers to check status before heading to the terminal, noting that connections from affected hubs—including Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt—account for nearly a third of its weekday traffic.
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For business travellers the timing is awkward. January is peak season for the World Economic Forum “mini-Davos” events in Zurich and Basel. Several multinational banks told clients to expect hybrid attendance as staff reroute via Milan or Brussels. Logistics firms also reported slower parcel throughput on trans-European road lanes as trucks queued behind snowploughs in France and Germany.
Swiss mobility managers are recommending that employees build 24-hour buffers into European itineraries this week, download airport apps for push alerts, and double-check Schengen visa validity should overland detours change planned points of entry.
The ripple effects reached Switzerland quickly: SWISS flight LX733 from Amsterdam to Zurich was cancelled, and Zurich Airport warned of knock-on delays as inbound aircraft and crews remained out of position.([airportia.com](https://www.airportia.com/flights/lx733/amsterdam/zurich/)) Geneva Airport advised travellers to check status before heading to the terminal, noting that connections from affected hubs—including Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt—account for nearly a third of its weekday traffic.
If sudden itinerary changes leave you needing a fresh Schengen entry stamp or an urgent travel document, VisaHQ can help streamline the paperwork. Their Swiss portal (https://www.visahq.com/switzerland/) lets you verify visa requirements, arrange courier pickup of passports and even secure expedited processing—useful if rerouting forces a new point of entry or an unexpected layover beyond your current visa’s validity.
For business travellers the timing is awkward. January is peak season for the World Economic Forum “mini-Davos” events in Zurich and Basel. Several multinational banks told clients to expect hybrid attendance as staff reroute via Milan or Brussels. Logistics firms also reported slower parcel throughput on trans-European road lanes as trucks queued behind snowploughs in France and Germany.
Swiss mobility managers are recommending that employees build 24-hour buffers into European itineraries this week, download airport apps for push alerts, and double-check Schengen visa validity should overland detours change planned points of entry.
