Delays were reported to 1,815 inbound and outbound flights across the US on Sunday morning, according to tracking site FlightAware. The tracker also showed 490 flights cancelled. Airports in Chicago, New York City, Boston, Des Moines, Minneapolis and Detroit were most affected.
A powerful snow storm that swept the Midwest and Great Lakes regions in the wake of last week’s holidays initially disrupted air travel for some people. As a result, National Weather Service offices issued a flurry of winter storm warnings and advisories from Montana to Ohio, and forecasters warned that airport delays and slow-moving traffic would be likely. This was especially true for locations where snowfall was expected at a rate of more than an inch per hour.
The National Weather Service said the storm first dropped up to 8 inches of snow in northern Iowa. By Saturday night, more than 1,400 flights were canceled at Chicago airports, where the winter storm was expected to drop up to 10 inches of snow. CBS Chicago reported,
Similar accumulations were forecast in other parts of Illinois, as well as Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Airports in Detroit suffered More than 300 flights delayed And as CBS Detroit reports, there were dozens of cancellations as storms hit the area Saturday night.
Airlines also reported disruptions over the weekend after the Federal Aviation Administration gave the green light to thousands of Airbus A320 planes worldwide. Requires software updatewhich includes Pope Leo XIV Was using to travel around the middle east.
JetBlue canceled about 70 flights Sunday as the airline conducted updates on a portion of its Airbus A320 and A321 models that were mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration. The airline said in a statement that it expected software installation to be completed for about 120 aircraft by Sunday morning, with 30 or more aircraft still remaining.
“Additional cancellations are possible as we continue to work through software updates,” the statement said. “We understand the impact this has on customers, especially during the busy holiday travel period, and we are doing everything we can to minimize disruptions.”
FlightAware showed JetBlue had canceled 74 flights originally scheduled for Sunday, about 7% of its schedule. Asked whether the updates would end Sunday or continue through Monday, a JetBlue source told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Chris Van Cleve that the airline was “working as quickly as possible.”
Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines also confirmed that some of their Airbus aircraft require updates under FAA directive. Frontier said the airline had completed those updates by Sunday morning “with no impact to customers.” Spirit Airlines earlier said in a statement that it expected to complete updates on its affected aircraft on Saturday, while “doing everything we can to minimize any impact on our operations and guests’ travel plans.”
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