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US snow, ice storm cancels hundreds of flights
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) Dec 09, 2013


A huge snow and ice storm on Monday forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and sparked major delays at airports in the northeastern United States and Texas.

In the Washington area, flights in and out of both Reagan National Airport and Dulles international airport were disrupted due to the storm that slammed in the area on Sunday.

Delays at the two airports kept travelers waiting an average of 30-40 minutes, according to real-time tracker FlightAware.com. In New York, travelers at Kennedy airport also were delayed about 30 minutes.

About 80,000 homes in the Washington suburbs in Virginia and Maryland were without power on Monday, according to data provided by local power companies.

Meteorologists said more snow could fall in the area overnight Monday into Tuesday.

In Texas, authorities at Dallas-Fort Worth airport struggled to get operations back on track after a weekend ice storm. The airport authority said some 350 flights were cancelled on Monday.

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