Airlines Add Flights After Storm and Snow in Northeast Cause Cancellations

The major U.S. airlines said they would add more flights in airports that serve cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia.At Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.Credit...Dakota Santiago for The New York TimesFeb. 24, 2026, 7:21 a.m. ETMajor airlines in the United-states" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="4" data-entity-type="location">United States said on Tuesday they would add flights at airports across the Northeast, ramping up operations after a powerful winter storm caused thousands of flights to be canceled.As of early Tuesday, more than 2,000 flights to and from United-states" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="4" data-entity-type="location">United States airports had been canceled, down from over 5,700 on Monday, according to FlightAware. At least 50 percent of scheduled flights departing Boston-logan-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="438" data-entity-type="location">Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday have been canceled. At Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, 49 percent of departures have been canceled, while at Kennedy Airport 41 percent have been canceled.Nearly 23 inches of snow fell at LaGuardia Airport during the storm, according to the National Weather Service, and nearly 17 inches in Boston. American Airlines said operations at Philadelphia International and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airports had resumed on Monday and that it planned to restart operations in Boston and New York on Tuesday morning. United and Delta also said they planned to add flights on Tuesday.“Delta teams are in close contact with local airport authorities as they focus on significant snow removal, and we will safely resume flights once weather and airport conditions allow,” the airline said in a statement.With snowy conditions across the Eastern Seaboard, delays and cancellations could persist for days. All of the major U.S. airlines, including American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United, have issued travel waivers to allow passengers to change their flights without a fee.Ceylan Yeğinsu is a travel reporter for The Times who frequently writes about the cruise industry and Europe, where she is based.SKIP Site IndexNewsHome PageU.S.WorldPoliticsNew YorkEducationSportsBusinessTechScienceWeatherThe Great ReadObituariesHeadwayVisual InvestigationsThe MagazineArtsBook ReviewBest Sellers Book ListDanceMoviesMusicPop CultureTelevisionTheaterVisual ArtsLifestyleHealthWellFoodRestaurant ReviewsLoveTravelStyleFashionReal EstateT MagazineOpinionToday's OpinionColumnistsEditorialsGuest EssaysOp-DocsLettersSunday OpinionOpinion VideoOpinion AudioMoreAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticJobsVideoGraphicsTrendingLive EventsCorrectionsReader CenterTimesMachineThe Learning NetworkSchool of The NYTinEducationAccountSubscribeManage My AccountHome DeliveryGift SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsGift ArticlesEmail NewslettersNYT LicensingReplica EditionTimes Store