Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe

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GREGORY KATZ Associated Press= LONDON (AP) — Frustrated travelers in Europe expressed fury Monday at transportation officials’ inability to clear snow and ice from planes, runways and high-speed train tracks, failings that have caused holiday travel chaos and fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas. The continent’s worst bottleneck was London’s Heathrow Airport, where thousands of travelers were stranded overnight as flight cancellations increased even as other major European airports resumed normal operations after several days of four weather delays. London Mayor Boris Johnson summed up the exasperation as Britain suffered another day of travel setbacks. “It can’t be beyond…

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Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe

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