Most major airlines said they had hoped to restart services across the East by Monday, but all warned of lighter-than-normal schedules as they worked to get planes and crews into position.
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Washington Dulles Airport had its snow ploughs trying to clear the runways and surrounding areas from Saturday evening ( January 23) right through to Sunday morning NY time.
Ryan Parks of Arlington, Va., talks on the phone as he waits for his flight to Boston at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Another 1,235 flights were cancelled for Sunday. With 3,100 flights failing to take off Friday and 4,511 being grounded on Saturday, the total of flights grounded was 11,768 for the four-day period. Flights remained delayed or canceled in the aftermath of a massive week…
As the storm intensified, United Airlines announced it would not operate out of airports in the Washington area on Sunday.
Metrorail started limited service for free Monday morning after shutting down for the entire weekend. The airports included vary by airline but include some cities in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia all the way up the coast to New Hampshire and MA. The first passengers boarded a flight to Santiago, Dominican Republic.
In Washington D.C., Washington Dulles International listed 128 cancellations and 5 delays. Passengers should contact their airline directly for specific flight information and to re-book any flights if necessary.
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Airports in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore were resuming very limited service Sunday after a large storm dumped two feet or more of snow late last week. More travellers are impacted, but they aren’t stuck waiting in airports.
