Airlines operating at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport pre-emptively cancelled nearly 200 flights on Tuesday as snowy and icy conditions continued to disrupt operations in the Amsterdam region following Storm Anna’s passage through northern Europe.

The latest cancellations come after several consecutive days of disruption at Europe’s second-busiest airport by passenger volume. According to Schiphol’s website, 82 scheduled departures were cancelled on Tuesday, most of them operated by KLM, which alone scrapped 56 morning flights. A further 115 arriving flights were also cancelled, while delays were already reported on nine inbound services.

Operational constraints were expected to persist throughout the day. Eurocontrol said flight movements at Schiphol were likely to continue at reduced levels into late Monday afternoon and potentially through the end of evening operations, even after a temporary ground stop earlier in the day halted flights for several hours.

By around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, the total number of cancelled flights at Schiphol was approaching 500, highlighting the cumulative impact of prolonged winter conditions on airport capacity, de-icing operations and runway availability.

Disruptions were not limited to Schiphol. Eindhoven Airport also reported schedule interruptions earlier on Monday, with one departure and one arrival cancelled. In addition, 11 departing flights and five arriving services at Eindhoven experienced delays.

To help relieve pressure on Schiphol, airports across the region coordinated diversion capacity. Facilities in Brussels Airport, Oostende-Bruges Airport, Cologne Bonn Airport, Düsseldorf Airport and Eindhoven were among those contacted to accommodate diverted aircraft.

Airlines have urged passengers travelling through Amsterdam to check flight status before heading to the airport and to allow extra time, warning that further cancellations and delays remain possible as winter weather continues to affect operations across northwestern Europe.