The French transport minister on Tuesday afternoon announced that 40 percent of flights in and out of Charles de Gaulle airport will be cancelled on Wednesday morning, and 25 percent at Paris Orly.
Philippe Tabarot said that the cancellations - to allow staff time to remove snow from runways and de-ice planes - will affect flights scheduled between 9am and 2pm at Charles de Gaulle, and those scheduled between 6am and 1pm at Orly.
This amounts to around 140 flights cancelled, and comes as five airports in western France - Nantes, Brest, La Rochelle, Saint-Nazaire and Vatry - remain closed at least until Wednesday lunchtime.
Passengers with flights booked are advised to contact their airlines.
More snow hit France, including Paris, on Wednesday morning with heavy falls causing fresh chaos on the roads - drivers are advised to postpone their journeys if possible, and workers told to work from home if possible.
In Paris bus services have been halted due to poor road conditions, although the Metro and RER services are running as normal.
A total of 38 départements are on an orange weather alert on Wednesday, encompassing most of the north and centre of the country.
More snow is predicted in the north and centre on Wednesday with up to 7cm falling in some areas - the Paris region is predicted to get another 3cm.
The unusually heavy snow and cold snap on Monday evening and Tuesday led to widespread travel chaos across France, especially on the roads.
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Three people died in accidents linked to black ice in southwestern France on Monday morning, authorities said, while a taxi driver died in hospital on Monday night after veering into the Marne river in the Paris region.
His passenger was still being treated for hypothermia, according to a police source, while another driver also lost his life east of Paris on Monday after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle.
School buses have been halted in Brittany and Normandy, while many services have also been suspended in western France.
The western départements of Charente-Maritime, Vendée and Deux-Sèvres experienced heavy snow on Tuesday with the département of Charente-Maritime, which includes La Rochelle, recording 35cm of snow in some places.
The UK and the Netherlands have also seen widespread closures and transport disruption due to the cold weather and snow.
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