Hundreds more flights between DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field were canceled Monday morning as a winter storm that brought heavy precipitation began to move out of North Texas.
There were 414 flight cancellations and 72 delays at DFW Airport, the central hub of American Airlines, by 6:45 a.m., according to flight tracking site FlightAware. American accounted for more than half the cancellations, with 233.
Southwest Airlines accounted for all of Love Field’s 81 cancellations and 21 delays, according to FlightAware. Southwest is headquartered at Love Field and operates 18 of the airport’s 20 gates.
Monday flight operations appear to be more functional than Sunday, but there are still disruptions expected nationwide. There are already more than 3,000 cancellations and over 1,000 delays across the U.S., according to FlightAware.
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Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, both American Airlines hubs, also saw hundreds of cancellations Monday. Airports in Boston and New York also recorded significant cancellations.
The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office warned that “extremely cold temperatures and wind chills” would continue until Tuesday morning.
“Continue to protect yourself and your home from the cold,” the weather service said. “Temperatures finally climb above freezing on Tuesday.”
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