Greater than 320 flights have been canceled due to a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 15, 2024.
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Airlines canceled greater than 2,000 U.S. flights Tuesday as winter weather continued to disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of travelers.
Storms within the Northeast contributed to almost 6,000 delays and snarled operations at major airports serving Latest York and Washington, D.C., in keeping with flight tracker FlightAware. Flight disruption improved from Monday, when severe weather contributed to greater than 10,000 delays across the U.S.
The Northeast storm dropped just greater than an inch of snow in Latest York City’s Central Park, in keeping with the National Weather Service, snapping a greater than 700-day streak because the park had seen over an inch of snow on a single calendar day. Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport saw almost two inches of snow accumulation.
Major airlines said travelers flying into dozens of airports within the storms’ paths can change their flights without paying fare differences.
Airlines canceled or delayed about 70% of flights at Latest York’s LaGuardia Airport. At nearby Newark Liberty International Airport, a hub for United, greater than 45% of flights were canceled or delayed.
Reagan Airport saw greater than 60% of its flights canceled or delayed. Southwest Airlines had probably the most delays of any U.S. carrier, with about 1,000, and canceled one other nearly 450, or 14%, of its schedule.
Airlines also canceled or delayed about 30% of flights at Denver International Airport as the realm recovered from a Monday storm and wind chills that reached as little as 25 degrees below zero.
The continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 also contributed to cancellations and delays for Alaska Airlines and United, the one U.S. airlines operating the aircraft. Alaska canceled greater than 15% of its flights Tuesday, while United canceled about 14%.
Each airlines waived change fees for travelers whose plans were affected by the planes’ grounding.
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