Winter Storm Ezra snarls US travel as meteorologists warn of 'bomb cyclone'


People look on as the fog clears around the Empire State building, as seen from the Edge NYC, in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray

Dec 29 (Reuters) - ‌Winter Storm Ezra disrupted holiday travel across the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes for a third straight day ‌on Monday, causing thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations as airlines scrambled to recover and ‌meteorologists warned of a brewing "bomb cyclone" that could further snarl trips ahead of the New Year's holiday.

Nearly 6,000 flights were delayed and 751 canceled as of 3:25 p.m. ET, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Since Friday, weather disruptions have canceled over 3,600 flights and delayed more than 30,000 others.

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