Planes park on the tarmac during a snowstorm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, United States, Monday, January 6, 2025.
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Air travel was disrupted across the eastern U.S. on Monday as a winter storm moved east, disrupting thousands of flights
As of 1:45 p.m. ET, more than 4,300 U.S. flights were delayed and another 1,880 were canceled, according to flight tracking company FlightAware.
The storm, moving from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic, is expected to bring up to a foot of snow to Washington, D.C., even as wintry conditions extend into the southern United States, according to federal forecasters.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport canceled more than 250 flights, or two-thirds of the day’s flights, while Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport canceled about one-third flight.
Statistics from FlightAware show that every major airport in the New York area has experienced more than 100 flight delays, with delays at other major airports such as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport also slowing down significantly.
united, southwest, American and other airlines are waiving change fees and fare differences for travelers affected by the storm.
