Winter storm snarls US travel, forces mass flight cancellations


People check the flight tracker screens at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Jan 26 (Reuters) - A powerful ‌winter storm that pummeled much of the United States with freezing rain and heavy snowfall ‌forced airlines to cancel and delay thousands of flights on Monday.

Nearly 19% of scheduled ‌flights were canceled by late afternoon, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.

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