Mega storm already forces 9K flight cancellations — including 500+ at Newark Airport

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Mega storm already forces 9K flight cancellations — including 500+ at Newark Airport
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When will Newark Airport and other travel hubs get back to normal? The number of canceled flights is expected to soar throughout the weekend.

A dual threat winter storm is expected to bury New Jersey under heavy snow and a dangerous layer of ice starting tonight. Flight cancellations are spreading across the region.More than 2,300 flights into and out of the four major area airports have been canceled as the area braces for a Travelers are advised to check with their airlines as the number of canceled and delayed flights is expected to climb sharply through the day.

LaGuardia AirportNationwide, 3,571 flights on Saturday have been canceled with another 6,155 are already shelved for Sunday. “Air travel disruptions are escalating quickly. Flight cancellations are surging nationwide as ice and snow spread through major airport hubs,” said Dan Pydynowski, AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist. “What makes this storm especially dangerous is the duration of impacts. Some locations could endure 24 hours or more of freezing rain, ice, or snow,” he added. American Airlines, with 822 canceled flights, and Southwest Airlines, with 571, had scrapped the most flights worldwide as of early Saturday morning. The storm is expected to pack a mix of ice, sleet and potentially more than a foot of snow across most of New Jersey and surrounding states. Winter storm warnings are in effect for the entire state beginning late Saturday night and early Sunday. Snow is expected to begin falling after midnight.Jeff Goldman is a morning/early afternoon breaking and local news reporter for NJ Advance Media. He joined the Star-Ledger in 2010 after previously working as a high school sports reporter and sports copy...

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