A winter snow storm in the northeast led to the cancellation of an additional 1,400 flight cancellations on Wednesday.
More than 3,000 flights were cancelled around the United States on Tuesday due to Winter Storm Janus which dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas. The newly-fallen snow caused several more flights to be cancelled and delayed on Wednesday. As of 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 1,452 flights were cancelled and another 1,006 were delayed, FlightAware.com says. Those numbers have the potential to increase as the day goes on if snow is not removed from major airports.
Most of the disruptions are taking place at airports that took the brunt of the storm. Like New York's three area airports, JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, plus Boston and Philadelphia. More than 20 percent of departures were cancelled on Wednesday at these airports. The most impacted airlines include JetBlue, American Eagle and Express Jet.
Other airports that saw major disruptions include three D.C. area airports such as Baltimore/Washington, Dulles and Reagan National. However those airports seem to be recovering quicker than those further up east.
Many of the cancellations were done as a preemptive measure and were announced on Tuesday. Out of the 1,400 cancellations, about 1,000 were announced on Tuesday night. Many airlines had kept their crews from flying into the snowy airports on Tuesday, which added to disruptions on Wednesday.
Several airlines waived the flight change feed for passengers who were scheduled to fly to or from airports that were impacted by the storm. This allows for travelers to reschedule for another flight and opens up seats for others who may be stranded.
Since so many flights were cancelled, it will likely take a day or two for airlines to get back on to a normal schedule and accommodate stranded passengers.
the backlog of passengers whose plans have been disrupted by the storm.
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