Nearly 4,000 US flights were cancelled Thursday due to snow and strong winds as the ‘bomb cyclone’ hit New York, Boston and other key air hubs as well as eastern Canada.
A prefect storm of heavy snowfall, gusting winds and coastal flooding has effectively brought large areas of the Northeast to a standstill.
New York’s JFK Airport said flights were due to resume today at 7am (local time) but urged travelers to contact their airlines for information on resumption of specific flights before going to the airport.
Boston Logan Airport recorded wind speeds of more than 40mph.
Delta Air Lines said it is canceling up to 200 flights for Friday, out of more than 1,000 nationally being grounded, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
Railroad operator Amtrak is running a reduced schedule.
Forecasters say New York City will get up to 10 inches of snow and, taking in the wind-chill factor, the weather will drop to -20C. A state of emergency has been declared in NYC and surrounding areas.
Blizzard-like conditions are set to hit a huge area of the east coast, from North Carolina to Maine, with New England expected to be one of the worst-hit areas. Boston is expected to get over 12 inches of snow.
The worst of the storm will be over by Saturday morning, but the cold weather will continue.
