The white stuff prompted flight cancellations and delays across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states.
In a statement on its website, Lufthansa said passengers should expect "massive" flight cancellations and delays that will start to affect long-haul flights from Sunday.
And even though the nightmarish flight delays and cancellations that the airline industry predicted would result from the furloughs did not materialize yet, the real test will come Monday, when traffic ramps up.
The decline in travel because of the recession made airports and the skies less crowded, reducing flight delays and cancellations when bad weather or other problems forced airlines to thin out schedules.
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Cuts to the FAA would likely result in more flight cancellations, delays, and the complete elimination of air traffic control services in parts of the country.
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So in the weeks ahead travelers will likely experience the frustration of flight delays, cancellations and closed airports.
The nation's busiest airports could be forced to close some of their runways, causing widespread flight delays and cancellations.
Crews began preparing snow plows at Logan International Airport, where officials said the storm is expected to cause more flight delays and cancellations.
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Crews began preparing snow plows at Logan International Airport, where officials said the storm is expected to cause flight delays and cancellations on Friday and well into Saturday.
The move has caused hundreds of flight delays and cancellations.
In February, the EU upped the level of compensation for passengers suffering delays and flight cancellations.
When storms hit or congestion surfaces, controllers respond by increasing spacing between aircraft, leading to delays and flight cancellations.
The glitch caused big delays and flight cancellations for the company, which sought court approval on Monday to exit bankruptcy.
But the storm forced more than 5, 000 flight cancellations since Thursday, creating a cascade of delays and service interruptions that could last for days, according to Flightaware.com.
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