“Historic” storms disrupt air traffic in America and cancel thousands of flights
Airlines canceled more than 13,000 flights in United States Where a massive winter storm swept the country, accompanied by heavy snowfall and rain.
More than 4,000 flights were canceled yesterday, Saturday, according to the flight tracking website. "FlightAware"Most of the cancellations were concentrated at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where approximately 1,500 flights were cancelled, and at Dallas Love Field Airport, where 190 flights were cancelled, equivalent to the majority of scheduled flights at both airports.
It is expected that Flight cancellations in the United States, today, Sunday, to approximately 9,100 flights, as the storm reaches the mid-Atlantic region and the northeast of the country.
President Donald Trump described the storms as "Historical"Yesterday, Saturday, he agreed to issue emergency warnings from Disastersin several affected states.
As of Saturday afternoon, most flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina to Portland, Maine, had been cancelled. Major airline hubs as far south as Atlanta, where Delta Air Lines is headquartered, were affected.
About 90% of Sunday’s flights were canceled at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, and 96% were canceled at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. More than 70% of flights were also canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, which witness the largest number of international flights, for Sunday.
The National Weather Service warned that the winter storm could affect hundreds of millions of people, and it is expected that "It brings heavy snow, freezing rain and hail from the southern Rockies to New England through Monday.
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