Breaking News - Snow cancels flights in UK, France

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By Rhys Jones, ReutersLONDON -- London's Heathrow Airport canceled a fifth of flights and airlines scrapped 40 percent of flights to Paris' main airports as snow continued to blanket parts of Europe, with more forecast.

Heathrow Ltd, which is owned by Spain's Ferrovial, said the reduced schedule -- amounting to about 250 fewer flights -- would help it cope with the expected snowfall without making further cancellations.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld "There is a high probability of around two to six centimeters of accumulating snow and low visibility at periods throughout the day," a Heathrow spokesman said.

"This will reduce the capacity of the airport and without action would cause significant disruption to passengers and flights."

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