The knock-on effects of last week’s severe winter storm are still rippling through European aviation, with Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) reporting five outright flight cancellations and more than 200 delays on Monday, 24 February. Across the continent AirHelp counted 210 cancellations and 2,709 delays, a significant share of which involved flights to or from France.
Although the storm itself peaked on 19 February, air-traffic flow restrictions, crew-duty limitations and frozen ground equipment have extended the disruption well into the new week.
During periods of operational uncertainty, ensuring that your travel documents are in perfect order becomes even more critical. VisaHQ’s France portal (https://www.visahq.com/france/) lets travellers and mobility managers verify visa, passport and entry requirements in real time, submit applications online, and receive status notifications, reducing the risk of last-minute surprises when flights are rescheduled. The service can also courier documents door-to-door and provide expedited processing for urgent trips.
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Air France alone registered more than 40 delayed departures from CDG on Monday morning, while easyJet, British Airways and Lufthansa all flagged French connections as “high-risk” in their operations notes.
Business travellers are feeling the impact most acutely on key intra-EU city pairs such as Paris–Frankfurt and Paris–Amsterdam, where missed connections cascade into long-haul departures. Rail alternatives also suffered as ice closed sections of the high-speed network in northern France and the Low Countries.
Travel managers are activating contingency clauses that allow ticket changes without fees and re-booking premium passengers onto Eurostar and Thalys where seats exist. Experts recommend building an extra buffer day into assignment start dates this week and ensuring that critical staff carry EU261 claim instructions to preserve compensation rights.
Meteorologists expect temperatures to normalise by Thursday, but airlines caution that aircraft and crew rotations may take several more days to stabilise. Mobility teams therefore should monitor schedules daily and advise travellers to keep hotel options flexible until operations fully recover.
Although the storm itself peaked on 19 February, air-traffic flow restrictions, crew-duty limitations and frozen ground equipment have extended the disruption well into the new week.
During periods of operational uncertainty, ensuring that your travel documents are in perfect order becomes even more critical. VisaHQ’s France portal (https://www.visahq.com/france/) lets travellers and mobility managers verify visa, passport and entry requirements in real time, submit applications online, and receive status notifications, reducing the risk of last-minute surprises when flights are rescheduled. The service can also courier documents door-to-door and provide expedited processing for urgent trips.
Air France alone registered more than 40 delayed departures from CDG on Monday morning, while easyJet, British Airways and Lufthansa all flagged French connections as “high-risk” in their operations notes.
Business travellers are feeling the impact most acutely on key intra-EU city pairs such as Paris–Frankfurt and Paris–Amsterdam, where missed connections cascade into long-haul departures. Rail alternatives also suffered as ice closed sections of the high-speed network in northern France and the Low Countries.
Travel managers are activating contingency clauses that allow ticket changes without fees and re-booking premium passengers onto Eurostar and Thalys where seats exist. Experts recommend building an extra buffer day into assignment start dates this week and ensuring that critical staff carry EU261 claim instructions to preserve compensation rights.
Meteorologists expect temperatures to normalise by Thursday, but airlines caution that aircraft and crew rotations may take several more days to stabilise. Mobility teams therefore should monitor schedules daily and advise travellers to keep hotel options flexible until operations fully recover.
