Thousands of stranded travellers can slowly start making their way to and from the northeast of America today after a weekend of record snowfall in Washington DC and New York.
Around 25 inches (or 64 centimetres) of snow and hurricane-force winds saw millions of locals spend the last day of the weekend indoors, while tourists stayed warm in hotels and in airport terminals.
Some 3,750 flights were cancelled on Sunday alone, forcing domestic and international travellers to find alternative accommodation for the evening. Another 700 flights are believed to be cancelled today.
US blizzard: New York, Washington dig out as travel ban lifted, but transport chaos remains https://t.co/R9HLIGrKZ7 pic.twitter.com/rrZCOZIYE7
— Jade Chinese (@BookingJade) January 24, 2016
Airport operators were advised that at 7.00am local time, the travel ban introduced for people’s safety would officially be lifted, allowing residents to return to the snow-filled streets and airlines to resume services.
According to The Australian, flights have started landing at John F Kennedy International Airport and would soon start departing from the facility.
However, the Port Authority of New York and New Jerseys said only half of flights at JFK would fly out today, and only around 15 percent of those scheduled to fly to and from LaGuardia Airport, CBC News reported.
Good news! Limited flight operations@ Dulles_Airport begin Monday morning. Check your airline for flight activity.
— Dulles Airport (IAD) (@Dulles_Airport) January 24, 2016
Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport tweeted that it would recommence ‘limited operations’ this morning, along with gateways in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
