Because of winter weather, with snowfall, sleet, and freezing rain, 120 of the 1,090 flights scheduled for Sunday at Germany's busiest airport, Frankfurt, have been cancelled, a spokesman for the airport operator Fraport told dpa.

Travellers at Frankfurt Airport should brace for possible delays and cancellations on Sunday following a weather forecast predicting snow and icy rain, operator Fraport said on Saturday. Flights scheduled for the morning could be particularly affected,

Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice.