Snow has been causing travel mayhem in parts of Europe, leaving commuters stranded at airports, railway stations and on the roads.
Frankfurt Airport - Europe's third busiest - has been shut down by heavy snowfall until further notice.
The airport had already cancelled more than 100 flights and reported many delays after the German city saw about 12cm (5ins) of snow.
It was not immediately clear how many more of the scheduled 1,200 flights would be cancelled due to the closure.
Travel in France has also been affected, with a quarter of flights out of Paris being cancelled.
People walk under heavy snow falls on Place de la Concorde in Paris In addition, the French train network SNCF has advised rail users in the capital to stay at home because of "unfavourable weather conditions".
Across the border in Belgium, motorists have been hit by record traffic jams with many caught in treacherous conditions and battling icy roads, strong winds and reduced visibility due to snowdrifts.
Rail services have also been affected - many cancelled - including some of the Thalys high-speed trains to Paris, Germany and the Netherlands, leaving thousands of commuters stranded on snowed-in platforms.
Eurostar has suspended cross-Channel train services between London and Paris following heavy snow.
"Due to extremely difficult weather conditions in northern France and Belgium, with a major part of the high-speed train tracks closed, Eurostar trains have been suspended until further notice," it said.
"Our advice to passengers is not to travel today and not to come to our stations. Exchanges and refunds will be available to affected passengers."
Pedestrians walk through the snow in Cologne, western Germany And the disruption has not been restricted to the mainland.
An Irish Ferries Ireland-France ferry called Oscar Wilde has been travelling round in circles all night after failing to dock at Cherbourg due to high seas.
Around 500 passengers are on board including a number of French school students returning from a visit to Ireland.
Passenger Caroline Mulreany told Sky News: "This boat, I feel, is in danger of a serious accident.
"Maybe more help is needed and they are not asking for it. The boat right now is swaying really, really bad and crashing in and out of the water.
"Everyone on board is violently sick and they don't have a doctor or anti-sick tablets."
The company said the vessel had attempted to dock four times without success.
A sculpture of a naked woman is decorated with leg warmers in Frankfurt "The vessel remains off the port and it is expected that a further attempt will not be made until circa lunchtime today when some weather improvement is expected (or earlier, if possible)," it said.
"To complicate matters further, it is understood that the port area and roads around Cherbourg are gripped by snow and icy conditions.
"Save for the obvious discomfort of being delayed from going ashore, everyone on board is safe and reported to be in good spirits, are comfortable and are being well catered for on board.
In the docking attempt yesterday, one crew member suffered what is understood to be a fractured leg. It was not possible to evacuate him to hospital. He is being attended to by two doctors who were travelling as passengers.
The vessel is not due to make its scheduled return sailing to Rosslare until later today and no Ireland-bound passengers have yet been affected by the delay, it added.
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