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The winter storms that meteorologists have been predicting all week are upon the Midwestern, Northeastern, and Southeastern United States. Airports are struggling as expected with 42% of all flights cancelled today and 50% overall disrupted. This will continue to worsen as the storms are not expected to stop until late tonight or tomorrow.
The New York area with Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (88% cancelled), New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (84% cancelled), New York LaGuardia Airport (95% cancelled), and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) (94% cancelled) are among the hardest hit. American is once again struggling the most with more than 60% of its flights disrupted.
If you have travel plans today, forget about them. If you’re traveling tomorrow or even on Tuesday, be prepared to be flexible as the airlines will need to reposition crews and aircraft as they literally dig out from the weather. This means that even if you’re in an area of the country that is not impacted by winter storms like Florida or California, you might still have issues. The airlines will prioritize getting international flights and those flying hub to hub out first, but even if you’re in one of those buckets there is a good chance you’ll still face delays or cancellations. Today is on track to be the worst day for cancelled flights since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
Anthony’s Take: It’s 79 degrees and sunny in Tampa, but I have been looking at the weather for my other home in Chicago, my family in NJ, and colleagues in several areas and it looks pretty miserable. Stay safe and warm. If you’re planning on traveling, make alternate plans and be prepared for delays in the best cases.
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There’s some sort of irony about a winter storm impacting all these airlines but only lightly touching Alaska Airlines flights. Sure, if you live in California or Florida you could still be affected by delays and cancellations. But if you’re traveling from California (or anywhere on the West Coast) to Florida, on Alaska? You’re gonna be fine. They’re at like 12% cancellations today and only 5% delays.