Pop-singer Shakira and France's Prime Minister were among the thousands of air travelers affected by winter-weather disruptions in Europe during the past 48 hours.
Unusually strong winter storms wreaked havoc on travelers' schedules in much of western Europe, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Today's confirmed flight cancellations are already well 500 -- and could top 1,000, once the final tally is in.
In Germany, 11,000 Shakira fans had already gathered at a Frankfurt arena only to get news that the pop star was forced to make a last-minute cancellation when her flight was grounded in Paris, The Associated Press reports.
Not even top-level government officials could beat the four inches of snow that fell in the French capital -- which AP describes as "a city of frequent rain" but one that "is unprepared for snow."
AP writes "French Prime Minister Francois Fillon missed a special gala by Russian and French dancers at the Bolshoi because of delays leaving France. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin— no stranger to snow — offered to have the Bolshoi re-run the event in Fillon's honor, the RIA-Novosti news agency said."
Thousands of other air travelers suffered the same travel woes experienced by Shakira and the French Prime Minister. Read full story
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