2014/01/04

Over 2,000 US Flights Cancelled As Blizzard Barrels Toward Northeast

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More than 2,000 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. have been cancelled today, according to FlightAware.com, as a major snowstorm bears down on the NortheastMore than 5,000 flights have been delayed.
So far, Chicago O'Hare International Airport has been the hardest hit: Twenty-two percent of fights out of the airport have been cancelled, as have 25% of inbound flights. Newark Liberty, Cleveland-Hopkins, and LaGuardia are also seeing high cancellation rates. 
Boston's Logan Airport said on Facebook it will remain open overnight, but expects its last departure to be around 8:30 p.m., and flights to resume late Friday morning.
FlightAware.com's Misery Map shows how delays and cancellations at O'Hare ripple across the country. Here's how it looked just before 5 p.m.
flightaware misery map jan 2 2014 5pm


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/snowstorm-flight-cancellations-2014-1#ixzz2pQyE31xT

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