Chicago, IL – More Than 2,800 Flights Canceled Amid Winter Storm

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    A Sun Country Airlines plane's wing is de-iced as a United Airlines plane waits at the de-icing station during a snowstorm at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, United States December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonChicago, IL – More than 2,800 flights into, out of or across the U.S. have been canceled and about 4,800 have been delayed due to the large storm system moving through the Midwest.

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    Flight-tracking service FlightAware showed that of the 2,855 cancellations, more than 1,600 were at Chicago’s two main airports. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport saw 365 cancellations; several tornadoes touched down Saturday in the Dallas suburbs.

    FlightAware reports 4,779 flights were delayed.

    A typical day sees about 150 cancelations and 4,000 delays.

    Heavy rain and strong winds, seen Monday in parts of Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas, are often more troubling for airlines than snowfall.


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