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People shovel snow in the streets of Brooklyn as blizzard conditions continue on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York City. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a state of emergency yesterday for New York City and issued a travel ban until 12 p.m. on Monday. New York City is expecting well over a foot of snow in what has become one of the largest winter storms in the city’s history.<\/p>\n
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The historic winter storm dumping up to 2 feet of snow in the Northeast is causing air travel havoc across the country.<\/p>\n
Some 6,000 flights Monday have been cancelled as of 11 a.m., according to FlightAware. Travelers on 14,000 flights are seeing delays.<\/p>\n
More than 50 flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and more than 60 inbound flights, have been cancelled as of Monday morning, which is about 5% of arrivals and departures. Dallas Love Field has seen only seven flights grounded so far.<\/p>\n
Nationwide, Fort Worth-based American Airlines has cancelled more than 600 flights, or about 18% of its routes. Dallas-based Southwest has grounded nearly 300 of its scheduled flights. JetBlue, based at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, has been hit hardest among major airlines, scrapping 81% of flights.<\/p>\n
Nearly all flights at major Northeast airports are cancelled, including 88% out of JFK and 98% at LaGuardia in New York.<\/p>\n
Boston and Newark have cancelled more than 90% of flights. Reagan National in Washington is seeing 43% of flights cancelled.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published February 23, 2026 at 9:29 AM.<\/p>\n