Airlines have so far canceled 2,000 flights for Sunday, as a powerful winter storm packing rain, sleet and snow is poised to hit the East Coast on a holiday weekend. “This weekend’s winter storm is expected to have a significant impact on our operation, especially at Charlotte International Airport (CLT),” American said in a statement. Nearly 74 million people were under winter weather alerts Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service. As of 4:30 EST Saturday, Southwest canceled 164 flights, or 4% of its operations according to FlightAware, while Delta Air Lines canceled 153 flights, or 7% of its operation. Winter weather and Omicron surges left 20,000 US flights canceled over the busy holiday travel season.

Source: CNN January 15, 2022 23:20 UTC