Storms force flight cancelations and delays
US storms led to thousands of flight disruptions as services were canceled and delayed yesterday.
There were 4,015 delays within, into, or out of the United States yesterday affecting the Midwest and Northeast, according to flight statistic website, Flight Aware.
Airports hit included Chicago O’Hare, Philadelphia International, Dallas Fort Worth, San Francisco and New York airports JFK and La Guardia.
ExpressJet reported 49 canceled flights and 328 delays which Southwest cancelled 44 and reported 691 delayed.
Dutch airline KLM updated its website to warn passengers.
It said: "Because of the stormy weather in the Midwest and Northeast of the United States of America, some of our flight schedules may temporarily be disrupted.
"If you have booked a flight to, from or via one of the below mentioned locations on Sunday 21 June 2015, please see below rebook and refund options we can offer you – Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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