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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

BIZARRE: Airlines cancel 5 700 us flights amid fierce winter storms - What They Never Told You

22 December 2022, US, Bloomington: An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Photo: David Joles/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa

Airline cancellations topped 5,700 US flights on Friday as massive winter storms snarled airport operations around the United States and frustrated tens of thousands of holiday travelers.

That followed nearly 2,700 canceled flights on Thursday, while just over 1,000 flights have already been canceled for Saturday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, Reuters said.

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