
1,500 US flights canceled for Saturday, as winter storm is set to pummel East Coast
CNN
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights for Saturday as a powerful winter storm packing strong winds and many inches of snow is set to envelop major cities on the East Coast.
According to FlightAware, nearly 1,500 flights within, into or out of the United States are canceled Saturday, with East Coast hubs being the most affected. Boston's Logan airport, which is a hub city for JetBlue and Delta Air Lines (DAL), has 231 cancellations, the most of any US airport. For Saturday, JetBlue (JBLU) has axed 40% of its schedule. About 8% of United's (UAL) schedule for Saturday has also been canceled.
New York airports, including John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, have about 200 cancellations combined. Both of those airports have sizable operations for Delta, JetBlue and American (AAL). Newark Liberty in New Jersey, which is United's hub, has 111 cancellations.

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