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Flights halted at major airport due to black ice

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  • Berlin airport will stay closed on Friday because of black ice.
  • It is unclear when take-offs and landings will resume, German news agency DPA cited an airport spokesperson as saying.
  • Airlines had to delay or cancel departing flights after snow and freezing rain hit the airport on Thursday.
  • "Due to weather conditions, no take-offs or landings are currently possible," the airport said on its website.
  • Snow and freezing rain also caused disruption on roads and for rail traffic in east Germany on Thursday.

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