Winter Storm Fern snarls U.S. travel as flight cancellations mount into Monday
A massive winter storm stretching across large parts of the U.S. has triggered widespread airline disruptions, with cancellations piling up through Monday and major hubs among the hardest hit.
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Winter Storm Fern continued to churn across the United States this weekend, disrupting travel at scale and leaving airlines struggling to rebook passengers as cancellations stretched into Monday.
Flight-tracking data cited by MarketWatch showed cancellations climbing into the tens of thousands across the multi-day event, with major airports including Dallas-Fort Worth, Charlotte Douglas and Atlanta seeing heavy impacts.
Airlines issued travel waivers to allow customers to change plans, but the combination of near-full flights and weather-driven reductions left limited capacity for quick recovery.
- Storm-driven disruptions expected to linger into Monday
- Major hubs among the most affected as carriers reroute aircraft and crews
- Travel waivers expand flexibility, but seats remain scarce during rebooking surges