Nearly 20,000 flights were canceled over the weekend through Monday on account of a massive winter storm that swept across much of the southern and eastern U.S.
Airlines were forced to cancel over 11,500 flights on Sunday, the most single-day cancellations since the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 3,600 flights were canceled on Monday, FlightAware.com noted.
Heavy snow and ice from the storm have impacted 34 states and 220M people, from Arizona to the Midwest, South and New England, according to The Weather Channel, which named the storm “Fern.”
Winter storm warnings were issued for the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast regions. Several schools and businesses are closed on Monday, and authorities have advised people to stay off icy roads.
Electricity was also disrupted, and over 820,000 U.S. customers were without power during the early hours of Monday, according to PowerOutage.com.
At least 11 people have died across the U.S. as a result of the storm, CNN reported, and 15 states saw snow pile up a foot or higher.