A late-winter storm with dicey mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Northeast cities slowed travelers and tied up airlines once again. Big US airlines and their affiliates canceled more than 2,000 flights. Operations at United Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Southwest Airlines were also affected by the storm.
Snow, sleet and heavy rain disrupted operations along the Atlantic coast and major cancellations were reported in Philadelphia and Boston.
Jet Blue canceled 400 of 550 scheduled flights on Friday and 28 on Saturday.
Delta Airlines canceled 600 flights, most in New York area and the US Airway Group Inc. said it canceled more than 1,000 flights much of it feeder service from New England.
The airline’s troubles hit just as it was recovering from a Valentine Day’s storm that brought more than 1,000 cancellations and affected more than 100,000 passengers, including a number of passengers stranded on planes at Kennedy Airport for up to 10 1/2 hours.
Airlines waived fees and offered passengers affected by storm-related cancellations options for rebooking and future travel.
Source: nzherald
