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title: "KLM scraps 300 flights on Tuesday due to snow in Amsterdam"
description: "AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM expects to cancel at least 300 flights at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Tuesday as problems caused by a cold spell and snowfall continue, a spokesperson for the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM AIRF.PA said on Monday."
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# KLM scraps 300 flights on Tuesday due to snow in Amsterdam

> AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM expects to cancel at least 300 flights at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Tuesday as problems caused by a cold spell and snowfall continue, a spokesperson for the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM AIRF.PA said on Monday.

By Reuters · Published 6 January 2026, 06:39 SAST

## Content

Snow and ice have already caused hundreds of cancellations every day since Friday at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest hubs.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer)