The second winter storm in less than a week struck the northeastern United States yesterday, with around 2,500 flights canceled as the region braced for heavy snow.
Around 550 flights arriving and departing from John F Kennedy International Airport – nearly 42 per cent of the total scheduled – were canceled by 7:00 pm, along with 700 flights from New Jersey’s Newark airport and also from La Guardia, which operates primarily domestic flights, according to the FlightAware flight tracking site.
Airports in Boston and Philadelphia were also affected, with almost 20 per cent of flights halted.
The last storm to sweep through the northeastern United States last week left at least five people dead, mostly due to trees felled by violent winds and heavy rains.
According to AFP News Agency, thousands who lost power last week remained in the dark when yesterday’s storm struck – with some new outages reported, particularly in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
