Ice closes Vienna airport, disrupts flights in Prague

Video shows crews working to remove black ice on runways at Vienna International Airport.

VIENNA -- Icy conditions have forced staff to close Vienna International Airport until at least 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) on Tuesday and limit fights at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport, both hubs said.

A thick layer of ice had formed on runways in Vienna and kept freezing up again after efforts to clear it, a spokesperson said. Flights being diverted to other airports, they added.

Freezing rain had left Prague Airport operating in a “very limited mode,” according to a message on its X account.

Delays were expected through the day and arrivals were being restricted as staff worked to de-ice the main runway, it added.

(Reporting by Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich in Vienna, Thomas Seythal in Berlin and Jason Hovet in Prague. Editing by Miranda Murray and Andrew Heavens)