Blizzard flight woes: More than 10,000 cancellations (and counting)

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It’s shaping up to be a rough week for air travel

Flight schedules ground to a virtual halt across the region Monday as a major winter storm slammed the Northeast, where blizzard warnings were effect from Delaware into New England.

More than 5,500 flights had been cancelled in the U.S. as of 9:55 a.m. EST, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. That follows 3,440 cancellations on Sunday – many of those made preemptively – as the storm began to intensify.

Unfortunately for travelers, disruptions from the storm – dubbed Hernando by The Weather Channel – were likely to last for days.

Carriers had already cancelled 1,441 flights for Tuesday and another 22 for Wednesday – totals that were all but certain to keep climbing.

All told, more than 10,300 flights had been canceled across the U.S. since Sunday – the vast majority coming at airports in Hernando’s path.

Airlines rolled out weather waivers for the storm, easing restrictions on changing or rescheduling flights at airports hit by Hernando. Details varied by carrer, with more details available from each airline’s website:

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