More than 1,000 flights are canceled as extreme weather batters the US
More than a thousand domestic and international flights in the United States were canceled on Tuesday as extreme weather pummeled the country from coast to coast. With more than 70 flights called off, Chicago O’Hare International Airport had the most cancellations, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website. Ronald Reagan National Airport had about 45 canceled flights, followed by Newark Liberty International Airport and then La Guardia Airport, both at just more than 40. The FAA briefly issued a ground stop at O’Hare on Tuesday afternoon, citing excessive snow and ice. Kayla Kovarna, a spokeswoman for the Des Moines Airport Authority, said one of the two main runways at the airport was closed because of wind, and the other was closed from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. as crews plowed and chemically treated its surface. According to FlightAware, at least 13 flights scheduled to depart the airport on Tuesday were canceled and a dozen others were delayed. Kovarna said she expected more disruptions. Not all of the disruptions on Tuesday were related to the weather. Hundreds of flights were canceled as airlines planned to inspect nearly 200 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. The NTSB is investigating the midair blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines Max 9 in a near-disastrous accident on Friday night.<br/>
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More than 1,000 flights are canceled as extreme weather batters the US
More than a thousand domestic and international flights in the United States were canceled on Tuesday as extreme weather pummeled the country from coast to coast. With more than 70 flights called off, Chicago O’Hare International Airport had the most cancellations, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website. Ronald Reagan National Airport had about 45 canceled flights, followed by Newark Liberty International Airport and then La Guardia Airport, both at just more than 40. The FAA briefly issued a ground stop at O’Hare on Tuesday afternoon, citing excessive snow and ice. Kayla Kovarna, a spokeswoman for the Des Moines Airport Authority, said one of the two main runways at the airport was closed because of wind, and the other was closed from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. as crews plowed and chemically treated its surface. According to FlightAware, at least 13 flights scheduled to depart the airport on Tuesday were canceled and a dozen others were delayed. Kovarna said she expected more disruptions. Not all of the disruptions on Tuesday were related to the weather. Hundreds of flights were canceled as airlines planned to inspect nearly 200 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. The NTSB is investigating the midair blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines Max 9 in a near-disastrous accident on Friday night.<br/>
