Tuesday morning’s rush hour passed off without major incidents despite the remains of the snow causing slippery conditions in places, traffic information service VID said.

Parts of the A7 were still closed because of the heavy snow which led to jams elsewhere and there were delays for drivers using the A4 motorway because of the risk of skidding.

Train services were also virtually back to normal. NS had brought in staff overnight to make sure trains were where they needed to be to deal with the morning rush hour.

Although the runways at Schiphol airport are now clear, KLM passengers are being warned many of them still face delays and cancellations.

The Dutch flag carrier has scrapped 25 intercontinental and 105 European flights because aircraft and personnel have been stranded at other airports. Dozens of flights are also delayed, broadcaster NOS said.

Passengers took to social media to complain about the long waits and lack of information. ‘We’ve just had a KLM staff member (who was handing out water bottles after 6 hours we’d been waiting) scream at us “you took pictures, I’m going to get the police” really agitated. Is this the way your senior staff handles it #KLM? Really??’ wrote one person on Twitter.

Hundreds of people spend the night stranded at the airport.

The KNVB football association said it expected all Tuesday evening’s Eredivisie and Jupiler league fixtures would go ahead.