Photo Gallery: Snowy European winter

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe; airports throughout continent report cancellations to flights.

Snow covered plane in Germany 311 (photo credit: AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
Snow covered plane in Germany 311
(photo credit: AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

LONDON  — Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides.

Airports in Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark reported cancellations or delays to flights.