"jamie g" "" wrote in message
...
One wonders how it's even possible to fly to places like Scandanavia in
the
winter if a few cm of expected snowfall requires a complete shutdown.

Jamie,

They have a very efficient clearin system but let's not forget the intensity
of the snowfall today, quite unprecidented. Saying this, we do provide
forecasts to a certain Irish carrier to the cockpit to advise of weather at
the destination airport.

A