5,700 flights were canceled in America due to severe storms
ARK News… Airlines on Friday canceled more than 5,700 flights in the United States after severe winter storms disrupted airports across the United States and discouraged tens of thousands of holiday travelers.
Flight Aware, a flight-tracking website, said that this followed the cancellation of nearly 2,700 flights on Thursday, while just over 1,000 flights have already been canceled today (Saturday).
Amtrak, the rail company, canceled dozens of trains over Christmas, disrupting thousands of holiday travel.
Snowy weather or road accidents have blocked highways in the Midwest, and authorities in parts of Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio have urged motorists to avoid non-essential travel.
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded and delayed de-icing flights at a number of US airports because of the winter weather.
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