Airlines cancelled over 1,400 flights in the United States on Wednesday, after an ice storm hit states from Texas to West Virginia.
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A total of 1,467 flights within, into or out of the United States were cancelled, while 527 flights were delayed as of 6.48 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
“The ongoing winter storm will continue to bring hazardous impacts to North and Central Texas through at least early Thursday morning,” The U.S. National Weather Service said in its Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area forecast discussion. Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co led cancellations with 487 flights, while Fort Worth, Texas-based peer American Airlines Group Inc closely followed, cancelling nearly 480 flights.The latest cancellations come nearly a month after Southwest faced U.S. government backlash for cancelling 16,700 flights over the holidays, as it grappled with bad weather and outdated technology.
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