Flight Cancellations, Delays Persist in Wake of US Blizzard

Ryan Parks of Arlington, Va., talks on the phone as he waits for his flight to Boston at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, on Jan. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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• Airlines Start to Cut Monday Service in Wake of Snowstorm

Overall, airlines canceled about 13,000 flights for the five-day period Friday through Tuesday.

The storm dropped snow from the Gulf Coast to New England, with near-record snowfalls tallied from Washington, D.C. to New York City. At least 31 people have died as a result of the snowstorm. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow.