US Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Amid Winter Storm

More flights and rail trips are expected to be canceled or delayed over the coming days, with Amtrak canceling trips in the Northeast and Midwest.
US Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Amid Winter Storm
A jet taxis in snow at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Dec. 22, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled across the United States amid the ongoing winter storm, with disruptions likely to continue for the next few days. Weather forecasts predict current conditions to persist.

On Jan. 6, the total number of flights affected stands at 2,827 as of 9:20 a.m. EST, which includes 1,343 delays within, into, or out of the United States and 1,484 cancellations, according to tracking data from FlightAware.
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.