US Winter Storm Triggers Most Flight Cancellations Since Covid

Jan. 25, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

A massive winter storm sweeping across the US triggered what is shaping up to be one of the worst air travel meltdowns since the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing some major airlines to cancel more than half of their scheduled flights.

More than 16,000 US flights have been canceled from Saturday through Monday, according to data from flight-tracking website FlightAware, as the storm pushed into major population centers and snarled airline networks nationwide. Airlines scrapped more than 10,300 US flights on Sunday alone, according to FlightAware.

A flight information board at LaGuardia airport in New York on Jan. 25.
Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

Sunday marks the highest number of cancellations since the pandemic, according to aviation analytics firm ...

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