Originally Posted by
global_happy_traveller
i wonder if Eurostar is gonna have its fair share of problems again. Last year the snow outside melted inside the tunnel then flash freezed when exiting hence giving the trains a lot of problems
No, they solved that that technical issue, so should not be a problem again. The major impact of snow though is to force the high-speed trains (Eurostar, Thalys, etc., services) to have to operate at lower speeds because of snow/icing on tracks. That's the case with Eurostar today, adding about 1-hour extra to the trip between London & Brussels.
Many LHR-bound pax ended-up in BRU last night, as inbound to UK flights were diverted here. Thousands spent the night in the international transit zone (those without proper immigration papers to enter Belgium) being cared-for by the Red Cross. Many will be stuck here another night, as ops from BRU are irregular today as now we are having snowstorms.
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...101219_airport
That being said, we managed to beat the snow this morning with one family member make it OK YUL-BRU on AC 832 and a family friend go outbound on the turn-around AC 833! The airport was a zoo though.