Hundreds of flights cancelled as winter storm wreaks havoc across northeast

Heavy snow from this week’s winter storm is wreaking havoc on the northeast’s major airports.

LaGuardia Airport is leading the pack with nearly 400 cancelled flights and more than 100 delays as of Tuesday morning, according to FlightAware .

Meanwhile, Newark Liberty International, Boston Logan International and John F Kennedy International are all seeing similar rates of cancellations as snow piles up across the region .

In total, some 1,100 flights into, out of or within the US have been cancelled as of early Tuesday, while another 1,500 have been delayed. That number will likely rise throughout the day as snow continues to accumulate .

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Road travel isn’t looking much better, either. Throughout the northeast, local officials are warning against travel unless necessary.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging residents to stay home as the snowfall intensifies throughout Tuesday, while the National Weather Service (NWS) for Philadelphia asked residents to delay travel if possible.

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