Airlines Cancel Over 6,300 US Flights Ahead of ‘Catastrophic’ Weekend Storm

A major winter storm is forecast to bring a blast of snow and freezing rain to two-thirds of the country.

A Delta Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Joseph Frascati via Reuters

Americans were forced to put their travel plans on ice as people in two-thirds of the nation braced for a “catastrophic” weekend storm.

Over 6,300 U.S. flights that were scheduled between Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 were canceled ahead of the incoming winter blast, according to flight tracker FlyAware.