Operations at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport are back to normal. In fact, a powerful cyclone hit the Netherlands and Germany yesterday, killing two people, hitting trees and forcing one of the busiest airports in Europe to cancel about 400 flights and delay hundreds of other flights. Planes and trains operations resumed last night. The airport is crowded in these hours by passengers who have rescheduled their journey for today.

"Due to high winds, rain and poor visibility from Storm Polly, air traffic may be very limited on Wednesday 5 July 09:00-4:00pm. Check our live blog for the latest updates", the airport management written on social networks yesterday morning.

Today experts communicated an initial balance sheet of the passage of cyclone "Polly" today, the strongest ever recorded in the Netherlands during the summer months, with wind gusts of 145 kilometers per hour. The cities of Amsterdam, The Hague, Haarlem have been hit hard. Transport disruptions also on the Amsterdam-London Eurostar trains and on the high-speed trains to the railway stations of Cologne and Hamburg, where the service was suspended for hours and many national trains were cancelled.