Storm whips up chaos for holiday travelers

New York hit hard as winter storm slams Northeast
By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK | Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:37pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow, leaving thousands camped at airports and snarling traffic with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. New York City and surrounding areas were the hardest hit by the storm, which swept up the Atlantic Coast on Sunday night and continued up to the Monday morning commute, unleashing powerful win...

New York hit hard as winter storm slams Northeast
By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK | Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:37pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow, leaving thousands camped at airports and snarling traffic with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. New York City and surrounding areas were the hardest hit by the storm, which swept up the Atlantic Coast on Sunday night and continued up to the Monday morning commute, unleashing powerful win...

Storm Stranded Passengers Overnight on Unheated NYC Subway Trains
Storm strands buses, planes, trains on East Coast Monday, December 27, 2010 By Ula Ilnytzky and Glen Johnson, Associated Press Snow Removal crews work to clear runways at Philadelphia International Airport. Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) A powerful East Coast blizzard marooned thousands of would-be air, rail and road travelers Monday, shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day, stranding buses on buried highways, and forcing New York City subway riders to sp...

Blizzard causes travel havoc in northeast
By Daniel Trotta and Ben Berkowitz NEW YORK | Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:44pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy snow and strong winds slammed the northeastern United States on Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights and causing havoc as travelers scurried to return to work after the Christmas holiday. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings along the coast from Maine down to New Jersey with winter storm warnings in effect for nearly the entire East Coast. The Air Travel nightmare was made wo...

Blizzard causes travel havoc in northeast
By Daniel Trotta and Ben Berkowitz NEW YORK | Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:01pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy snow and strong winds slammed the northeastern United States on Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights and causing havoc as travelers scurried to return to work after the Christmas holiday. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings along the coast from Maine down to New Jersey with winter storm warnings in effect for nearly the entire East Coast. The Air Travel nightmare was made wo...

US storms ease but many Aussies stranded
A monster blizzard in America's northeast has wreaked damage, havoc and confusion across the US for a second day, with Australian tourists among the masses left stranded at airports, train stations and bus depots. The worst of the Extreme Weather, which included 100 kilometre per hour winds, 50 centimetres of snow and sub-zero temperatures in major cities including New York, Newark and Boston, has passed. Airports in the northeast including New York's two main airports, JFK and La Guardia, where...

Travel comes to a standstill as blizzards batter US east coast
guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 December 2010 19.13 GMT A snow-covered bicycle in a New York street. Blizzards have swept the East Coast of the US. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images The East Coast of the US was today recovering from a blizzard that brought Air Travel to a standstill in New York and other cities, paralysed rail services and hit a dozen states. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled, mostly from New York's three main airports, stranding tens of thousands of people returning home ...

Storm leaves airline travelers stranded
Airlines are working to rebook stranded passengers and possibly add flights after a winter storm on the East Coast caused thousands of Flight Cancellations and left countless passengers stranded. Delta Airlines, which has canceled 850 flights, says it expects some cancellations tomorrow, including flights out of New York and Boston, but no official determination has been made yet. A spokesman says he expects a return to normal operations by Tuesday. United Airlines, which canceled 110 flights Su...

Storm leaves airline travelers stranded
ATLANTA (AP) - Airlines are working to rebook stranded passengers and possibly add flights after a winter storm on the East Coast caused thousands of Flight Cancellations and left countless passengers stranded. Delta Airlines, which has canceled 850 flights, says it expects some cancellations tomorrow, including flights out of New York and Boston, but no official determination has been made yet. A spokesman says he expects a return to normal operations by Tuesday. United Airlines, which cancel...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada
The US northeast has begun to dig out from a powerful blizzard that has shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early on Sunday began to abate on Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the s...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada, sowing chaos
The US northeast began to dig out from a powerful blizzard that shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early Sunday began to abate Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the storm funneled ...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada, sowing chaos
The US northeast began to dig out from a powerful blizzard that shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early Sunday began to abate Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the storm funnele...

New York hit hard as winter storm slams Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow, leaving thousands camped at airports and snarling traffic with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. New York City and surrounding areas were the hardest hit by the storm, which swept up the Atlantic Coast on Sunday night and continued up to the Monday morning commute, unleashing powerful winds that gusted up to 59 mph and bringing cities to a halt....

Flights resume at NY airports following blizzard
NEW YORK — Planes began landing again Monday at two of the nation’s busiest airports after a blizzard that clobbered the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow grounded flights in the New York metropolitan area, stranding thousands of travelers trying to get home after the holidays. A Royal Jordanian flight was the first to arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport, shortly before 7 p.m., said Steve Coleman, of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the ...

US airports reopen after blizzard
Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel period. Services have now resumed into and out of New York, Boston and Philadelphia. But officials warn it could take days to clear the flight backlog for tens of thousands of stranded passengers. Analysts say the storm and its aftermath could cost the Airlines up to $100m (£64m). The blizzards also disrupted rail and road traffic. The conditions were...

Winter blizzard disrupts travel in northeast
By Dan Trotta NEW YORK | Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:19am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard pummeled the northeastern United States on Monday, disrupting air, rail and bus travel and forcing motorists to deal with blowing snow and icy roads at the end of the busy Christmas weekend. New York City, eastern New Jersey and western Long Island were the hardest hit by the storm, which unleashed powerful winds and dumped up to 29 inches of snow in some parts, the U.S. National Weather Service said. JFK Int...

Blizzard causes travel havoc in northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy snow and strong winds slammed the northeastern United States on Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights and causing havoc as travelers scurried to return to work after the Christmas holiday. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings along the coast from Maine down to New Jersey with winter storm warnings in effect for nearly the entire East Coast. The Air Travel nightmare was made worse when Amtrak canceled passenger rail service between New York and Boston....

Blizzard slams northeastern U.S.
NEW YORK - Heavy snow and strong winds slammed the northeastern United States Sunday, cancelling hundreds of flights and causing havoc as travellers scurried to return to work after the Christmas holiday. The U.S. National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings along the coast from Maine down to New Jersey with winter storm warnings in effect for nearly the entire East Coast. The Air Travel nightmare was made worse when Amtrak cancelled passenger rail service between New York and Boston. Th...

Storm Leaves Airline Travelers Stranded
Like this Story? Share it: A huge snow system is moving through the nation's mid-section dumping plenty of snow in the north. But as Don Teague reports, the system may move into the southeast making dreams of many for a White Christmas come true. (AP) Atlanta - Airlines are working to rebook stranded passengers and possibly add flights after a winter storm on the East Coast caused thousands of Flight Cancellations and left countless passengers stranded. Air carriers began canceling flights Satu...

HOLIDAY TRAVEL: East Coast storm could strand air passengers for days
An East Coast blizzard that has forced more than 6,000 flight cancelations will leave many travelers stranded through the end of the week. Runways were expected to reopen Monday evening at several major airports in the Northeast. But flights into and out of Philadelphia, New York and Boston left hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for a way home. Read more... ...

Winter storm could strand air passengers for days
An East Coast blizzard that has shut down airports in New York and New England could leave passengers stranded for days. Hundreds of people were stuck Monday morning at the three major New York City-area airports. Port Authority spokeswoman Sara Beth Joren said they expected to reopen the runways in the afternoon. Airlines announced more than 1,000 canceled flights for Monday. Once the airports reopen, passengers will have a hard time finding open seats on later flights. Seats are already scarc...

Blizzard Strands East Coast Travelers
(AP) An East Coast blizzard that has shut down airports in New York and New England could leave passengers stranded for days. Hundreds of people were stuck Monday morning at the three major New York City-area airports. Port Authority spokeswoman Sara Beth Joren said they expected to reopen the runways in the afternoon. Airlines announced more than 1,000 canceled flights for Monday. Once the airports reopen, passengers will have a hard time finding open seats on later flights. Seats are alread...

Snow Snarls Air Travel On East Coast
(NewsCore) - Airlines canceled hundreds of flights and urged travelers to rethink their plans, while travel authorities warned of potentially dangerous roads, as a rare White Christmas covered parts of the Southeast Sunday and snow was predicted in the US capital. The storm moved south late Friday after blanketing parts of the Midwest and hampering motorists there on Christmas Eve. The Northeast was expected to get the brunt of the storm. Forecasters issued a blizzard warning for New York City f...

Unhappy snap as US travellers left down in the snow dumps
NEW YORK: A huge blizzard barrelled up the north-east coast of the United States and hit the New York region on Boxing Day with barrages of wind-driven snow that closed airports and disrupted rail and highway travel. Forecasters said the two-day storm was likely to be one of the biggest of the season, with wind gusts up to 90km/h and snow 60 centimetres deep. The US National Weather Service predicted knee-deep snowfalls in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut by yesterday afternoon, when the sto...

Blizzard sweeps up U.S. East Coast
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A blizzard barreled up the U.S. East Coast Sunday, snarling road and Air Travel. At Boston's Logan Airport, many flights were canceled, and Delta and JetBlue shut down hours earlier than usual, The Boston Globe reported. By 6 p.m., 1,444 flights had been canceled at the three major New York airports, Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, told The New York Times. Continental said it halted its operations at its main hub, Newar...