"19,450 flights within, into, or out of US airports were canceled between Saturday and 7 a.m. ET on Monday, according to data from FlightAware. The majority of those, more than 11,000, occurred on Sunday. That made it the worst day for flight cancellations since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruption continued on Monday, with 3,700 flights canceled as of 7 a.m. ET, per FlightAware. At that time, Boston Logan Airport appeared to be the worst affected, with 60% of its departing flights canceled."
"Dallas-Fort-Worth International Airport was the worst affected this weekend, with around three-quarters of its scheduled flights canceled. By Monday morning, 3,200 flights in and out of the airport had been canceled. Four inches of snow fell in 48 hours at the airport, which is American Airlines' main hub, per the National Weather Service. The second-most cancellations were seen at Charlotte Douglas, another American Airlines hub, numbering almost 2,000 between Saturday and Monday."
Winter Storm Fern produced heavy snow and ice that led to widespread cancellations across the United States. FlightAware recorded 19,450 cancellations between Saturday and 7 a.m. ET on Monday, with more than 11,000 occurring on Sunday, the worst single day since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruption continued into Monday with roughly 3,700 cancellations and localized impacts such as Boston Logan seeing 60% of departing flights canceled. Dallas-Fort-Worth experienced around three-quarters of scheduled flights canceled (about 3,200 cancellations) and four inches of snow in 48 hours. Charlotte reported almost 2,000 cancellations, Atlanta ranked third, and each New York-area airport logged about 1,500 cancellations with close to 10 inches of snowfall. American Airlines recorded nearly 1,900 cancellations on Sunday. A map based on FlightAware data identified the 20 worst-affected airports.
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