New storm cancels thousands of US flights

February 03, 2015 | 10:25

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More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Monday (Feb 2) as a fresh winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the northeastern United States.

The tarmac of La Guardia Airport is cleared during a winter storm in the Queens borough of New York City. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP)

NEW YORK: More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Monday (Feb 2) as a fresh winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the northeastern United States.

The worst affected airports are Chicago O'Hare International, Newark in New Jersey, New York's LaGuardia and Boston Logan International, according to tracking website flightaware.com.

The National Weather Service said a strong storm system would bring widespread snow from the Great Lakes region to the northeastern state of Maine with between 15 and 30 centimetres expected.

The northeastern city of Boston declared a snow emergency and closed schools. In New York, America's largest city of eight million, commuters were warned to expect travel delays.

AFP

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