Originally Posted by
WHBM
I have been delayed in the UK "due to the snow" on a carrier, where the same carrier has operated with me, on the same type, quite happily in the snow in Finland and Russia (where if you didn't there would be little winter service).
You've answered your own question - it's a principally a consequence of the airport's ability to cope (or not) with the extremes of winter weather.
As discussed on another thread, it's much easier to plan for conditions that occur for several months of the year rather than those that only happen about 1% of the time.
So hardly a situation,in this instance, that's within the airline's control.