A powerful winter storm is wreaking havoc on travel across the US, causing flight cancellations, public transit disruptions, and travel bans on roads. The storm has prompted transportation shutdowns, forcing millions of people to stay home.
NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful winter storm is roiling travel across the northeastern US, with heavy snow, strong winds, and blizzard warnings prompting transportation shutdowns. Air traffic is also coming to a standstill in much of the region, with thousands of flight cancellations piling up across major hubs like New York and Boston.
Flight Cancellations Pile Up
Thousands of flight disruptions piled up Monday morning. As of around 12:30 p.m. ET, more than 5,600 flights in or out of the US were canceled, according to online tracker FlightAware. Hundreds of others were delayed.
New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport had the highest numbers of cancellations Monday — followed by airports in Boston, Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Rhode Island’s T.F. Green International Airport also announced Monday that it was temporarily suspending all of its airport operations.
Travel Bans on Roads and Public Transit Disruptions
Beyond air traffic, winter weather in the US is prompting travel shutdowns on the road. Millions of people under blizzard warnings are facing bans on non-emergency travel.
Public transit ground to a halt in some areas, or saw significant disruptions. As of midday Monday, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that it had “removed articulated buses from service during the storm” and that there may be delays on the subway, especially for routes running outdoors.
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