Overview
- FlightAware reported more than 10,000 delays and over 1,000 cancellations on Saturday, with early Sunday totals already showing hundreds more as TSA expected roughly 2.86 million travelers.
- Major Northeast hubs remained the hardest hit, including New York’s JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, along with Boston Logan.
- The National Weather Service projected a reinforcing system bringing blizzard conditions and 30 centimeters or more of snow to parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, with freezing rain possible in the northern Appalachians and a turn to extreme cold.
- Power grids faced strain in the storm’s wake, with more than 30,000 customers in Michigan losing electricity as ice weighed on trees and lines.
- Airlines such as American, United and JetBlue offered fee waivers and flexible rebooking for passengers affected by weather-related disruptions.