Overview
- FlightAware reported more than 11,000 delays and about 1,000 cancellations on Saturday, followed by over 9,300 delays and roughly 780 cancellations on Sunday.
- The National Weather Service expects heavy snow and blizzard conditions from the upper Midwest to the Great Lakes, freezing rain in New England, and thunderstorms along the East and South over the next 48 hours.
- New York and New Jersey remain under emergency declarations as officials urge people to avoid travel, and New York City’s major airports issued advisories for weather-related disruptions.
- Sunday’s worst airline disruptions were concentrated at Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Atlanta, and Chicago O’Hare, with Boston and other hubs also reporting significant delays and cancellations.
- American, United, and JetBlue introduced fee waivers to ease rebooking for affected travelers, and some British Airways and Virgin Atlantic transatlantic flights were delayed or canceled.