US: Flight cancellations, delays persist in wake of US blizzard

Airlines cancelled around 1,600 flights Monday, and another 1,200 experienced delays, in the aftermath of a massive weekend blizzard that slammed into the eastern US, wreaking havoc on travel in the nation's busiest cities. Even as the airlines resumed operations, the remnants of the storm posed problems. For instance, Delta said snow continued to hamper operations at LaGuardia and Newark airports. Monday, airports in the New York City area and Washington D.C. metro areas suffered the highest number of cancellations. For some travellers in those locations, getting home continued to be an adventure. Newark Liberty International listed 260 cancelled flights and 48 delays as of Monday afternoon, the most of any US airport, according to FlightAware. Meanwhile, LaGuardia listed 177 cancelled flights and 30 delays with JFK listing 46 cancellations and 40 delays.<br/>