Heavy snowfall shuts down Prague's main airport

PRAGUE, Feb 22 (AFP) - Heavy snowfall Tuesday shut down Prague's main Ruzyne airport for the second time in less than a week, an airport spokeswoman said, forcing the rerouting of several flights.
"There is a snowstorm and visibility is poor," spokeswoman Anna Kovarikova said, adding that the airport was expected to be closed until around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT).
Last Wednesday, the airport was closed for 10 hours and a total of 71 flights were cancelled as a result.

02/22/2005 13:43 GMT - AFP