6,000 flights cancelled in US winter storms
Thousands of flights have been cancelled in the US as country is hit by more bitter winter storms.
A third of the country, from Colorado to Maine, is bracing itself as a major storm gathers in the mid-west.
According to flight tracker website, FlightAware, airlines cancelled 6,700 flights yesterday – one-fifth of all flights scheduled.
An additional 3,815 flights have already were grounded for today.
CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano has warned travellers to be prepared for as many as four days of serious storm conditions.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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