Flight Cancellations Surge in US After New York Struck by Storm

Airports in the US Northeast are suffering significant cancellations after torrential downpours unleashed flash flooding around New York City Monday night when slow-moving thunderstorms rolled through the region.

As of Tuesday morning, 377 flights were canceled at airports in New York, Washington and Boston, according to airline tracking company FlightAware. Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was most impacted with 13% of flights canceled, while New York’s LaGuardia airport suffered a 6% cancellation rate. John F. Kennedy International Airport saw 2% of flights scrapped.