US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as storm disruption continues
US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as storm disruption continues
ReutersTue, February 24, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC
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Cancelled flights are displayed on a board at Logan International Airport during a winter blizzard snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Tuesday, far fewer than a day earlier, as a powerful winter storm that disrupted airports across the Northeast was expected to ease by evening, with strong winds expected to continue into the early hours.
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* Over 2,000 flights canceled, 600 delayed as of 06:00 a.m.ET, Tuesday, according to data from FlightAware. * Nearly 6,000 flights were canceled on Monday, along withabout 4,000 delays. * The National Weather Service said the storm was expectedto move away from the country on Tuesday, though strong windscould continue through the morning hours. * Among major carriers, JetBlue Airways had the highestnumber of cancellations, with nearly 41% of its scheduledflights scrapped for Tuesday, FlightAware data showed.
(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
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