Nearly 15,000 flights were canceled or delayed as both states declared weather emergencies after snowstorm
A mix of snow and ice bore down on the US north-east early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning.
More than 14,400 domestic US flights on Saturday were canceled or delayed as of mid-morning, with the majority in the New York area, including at John F Kennedy international airport, LaGuardia airport and Newark Liberty international airport, according to the tracking site FlightAware.
Another 2,100 international flights that had been scheduled to depart or land in the US on Saturday were canceled, FlightAware reported.
People in much of the north-east were advised to stay off the roads because of treacherous conditions, with states of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey.
