With a major snowstorm bearing down on the Northeast, flight delays are mounting and two major airlines have issued travel alerts.
BySuzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes Staff.
As the Northeast gets hammered with snow and wind, flight delays are mounting at major airports across the Midwest and along the East Coast.
As of 12:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, over 3,600 flights in the United States were delayed and more than 140 cancelled, according to data from Flightaware.
The airports hit hardest are Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta, Washington DC’s Reagan National, Detroit and New York’s LaGuardia—all with triple-digit flight delays.
At least 1,500 flights were canceled from Friday night into Saturday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.
Up to nine inches (23cm) of snow could fall across the New York region during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
A winter storm is hitting the Midwest with strong winds, snow, ice and canceled flights expected. In Massachusetts and Maine,…
A powerful winter storm has already grounded thousands of U.S. flights, with more cancellations expected as heavy snow moves in.
More than a dozen states sound the alarm, declaring emergencies or urging people to stay home.
Major winter storm cancels thousands of U.S. flights, affects power, and prompts emergency declarations across multiple states.
