"Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website FlightAware reports, dealing a blow to air travel during peak holiday time. A total of 1,581 flights within, into or out of the US were cancelled and 6,883 delayed as of 4pm US Eastern Time (21:00 GMT) on Friday, according to FlightAware, which describes itself as the world's largest flight tracking data company."
"More than 40 million Americans were under winter storm warnings or weather advisories on Friday, plus another 30 million under flood or storm advisories in California, where a so-called atmospheric river has brought a deluge of rain. New York City, the largest US city, was bracing for up to 250mm (10 inches) of snow overnight on Friday, the most expected in four years. Temperatures were forecast to drop into the weekend when an Arctic blast is expected to swoop down from Canada."
"New York's John F Kennedy airport, Newark Liberty international airport and LaGuardia airport warned travellers of potential delays or cancellations. More than half of the flight cancellations and delays took place at these three airports, according to FlightAware. JetBlue Airways cancelled 225 flights on Friday, the most among the US carriers, closely followed by Delta Air Lines, which cancelled 212 flights. Republic Airways cancelled 157 flights, while 146 were cancelled by American Airlines and 97 by United Airlines."
A major winter storm named Devin produced hazardous travel conditions and heavy snow across parts of the Midwest and Northeast while an atmospheric river drenched California. More than 40 million Americans were under winter storm warnings or weather advisories and another 30 million faced flood or storm advisories in California. A total of 1,581 flights were cancelled and 6,883 delayed as of 4pm Eastern Time, with more than half of disruptions concentrated at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports. JetBlue, Delta, Republic, American and United reported the largest numbers of cancellations. Temperatures were forecast to plunge as an Arctic blast moved south from Canada.
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