US winter storm: Air India cancels flights to New York and Newark on Jan 25–26

Air India has issued a travel advisory ahead of the severe winter storm forecasted for the US East CoastAs per the statement posted on X Air India said that all of its flights to and from New York and Newark have been cancelled on 25 and 26 JanuaryIn a post on X Air India said A severe winter storm with heavy snow is forecast for New York New Jersey and adjoining areas in the US East Coast from early Sunday morning to Monday which will have a significant impact on flight operations In view of the safety wellbeing and convenience of our passengers and crew all Air India flights to and from New York and Newark have been cancelled on 25 and 26 January Our dedicated teams will extend all assistance to you if you are booked to fly with us on these dates For more information related to this please connect with our 24x7 Call Centre at 91 1169329333 91 1169329999 You are also requested to check our website httpairindiacomThe National Weather Service of US warned people to take the storm seriouslyAccording to the National Weather Service moderate to major impacts are expected across the Central US and into the Northeast from Saturday through the weekendIt advised against travelling due to the weather conditions saying Hazardous to impossible driving conditions are expected Avoid travel if at all possible Widespread closures and disruption to infrastructure may also occurAccording to CNN twothirds of the US population is facing a monster winter storm and extreme cold The storms snow and ice will stretch over 2000 miles from Texas to New England as it moves east through the weekendThis would result in crippling ice accumulations affecting power lines with hundreds of thousands may lose power some for days Thousands of flights have already been cancelled ahead of the storm with travel on roads across the storms footprint said to be difficult to impossible It reported that at least 15 states have declared a state of emergency to mobilise resources for responding and preparing for the storm as of Friday afternoonThese include Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia New York Kentucky Maryland New Jersey and KansasTexas Governor Greg Abbott announced a disaster declaration covering 134 counties to mobilise resources Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser also declared a state of emergency for the nations capital on FridayAs per CNN more than half of all Americans will experience subzero wind chills in the next week Ahead of the historic winter storm that would affect most of the United States over the weekend US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the administration is coordinating with state and local officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA ready to respondThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever