A winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has caused widespread disruption to air travel, forcing airlines to cancel more than 2100 flights and delay tens of thousands more during the busy holiday travel period. According to FlightAware data report, airlines cancelled 2178 flights and delayed 29,057 others nationwide as of Friday afternoon. 

Several major US carriers, including JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines, were forced to adjust schedules as the storm intensified. JetBlue Airways topped the list with 225 cancelled flights, followed by Delta Air Lines with 186 cancellations. Republic Airways cancelled 157 flights, while 146 were cancelled by American Airlines and 97 by United Airlines.