Airlines Cancel Over 1,400 U.S. Flights as Major Winter Storm Heads East


A file photo of a Southwest Airlines aircraft during winter.

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After a major winter storm hit the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest with nearly a foot of sleet and snow, airlines are canceling thousands of flights.

Airlines canceled over 1,400 flights in the U.S. on Monday as a winter storm brought a mix of sleet and snow to the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest. 

As of Monday morning, there were 1,463 flights canceled and 1,026 delays in the U.S., according to flight tracking website FlightAware. More than half of the flights out of Washington Reagan National Airport were canceled, the most in the U.S.

Southwest Airlines tallied the greatest number of cancellations as of Monday morning at 362