Thousands of flights are canceled as a massive winter storm tears across the US
CNN
US airlines have canceled more than 3,500 flights combined for Wednesday and Thursday as a powerful winter storm packing ice, rain, sleet and snow is stretching from the Midwest to the South.
For Wednesday, Chicago O'Hare, a United and American Airlines hub, is the most affected airport with 241 cancellations, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. St. Louis, Denver and Detroit airports are also accumulating cancellations with 300 as of Wednesday afternoon. In total, airlines have canceled 1,700 US flights Wednesday.
Thursday appears to be even worse, with nearly 1,900 flights already canceled. Nearly 90% of scheduled flights from Dallas Love Field, a Southwest hub, have already been canceled. The airline has already cut 15% of its schedule for Thursday. Dallas Fort Worth, another American Airlines hub, has more than 230 cancellations, which accounts for 25% of its schedule.