Toronto Pearson, Halifax flights canceled due to storm in Northeast US, Maritimes

A powerful winter storm in the northeastern United States is forcing some airlines to cancel inbound and outbound flights. Canada.

Toronto Pearson The airport (YYZ) posted a warning on social media platform X on Tuesday (Feb 13) that the snowstorm may affect flights and return. New York, New Jersey and Boston.

“Airlines today canceled eight flights from Toronto Pearson to LaGuardia. Meanwhile, 16 flights are scheduled to operate from Toronto Pearson to LaGuardia,” Canada's largest airport. wrote 9:40 a.m. EST.

Also north of the border, Environment Canada said the storm is expected to bring 15 to 25 cm of snow to the coast by Tuesday afternoon.

So far, airlines have canceled eight scheduled flights from Toronto Pearson today Halifax Stanfield and four flights from Halifax to Toronto Pearson, Pearson said.

Click here for Pearson's latest departure updates.

Halifax Stanfield Airport (YHZ) took to social media on Monday (Feb 12) to advise passengers flying on Tuesday or Wednesday to check their flight status, writing: “Here we go again … more snow for Nova Scotia.”

Winter storm Lorraine

The weather system in the United States “Winter Storm Lorraine” according to weather channel, A storm of snow and wind is expected to intensify into Tuesday in the northeastern US.

The National Weather Service was for New York, New York on Tuesday reporting some areas saw up to an inch or two of snow per hour.

“It may move south into the New York metro area and Long Island over the next two hours,” the agency wrote on social media. “Be extra careful or avoid traveling this morning if possible!”

New York City is expected to get up to eight inches of snow and Boston could get one or more, the report said.

As of 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, U.S. airlines have canceled more than 1,011 flights, according to FlightAware.

JetBlue accounted for the most cancellations with 156 canceled flights (or 19 percent of its schedule).

in New York LaGuardia, Boston Logan International and Newark Liberty International According to Flightaware, more than 900 flights were delayed or canceled at airports.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines Among the carriers issuing waivers to give travelers the flexibility to change their tickets ahead of the storm, USA Todayreports.

Canadian Airlines is responsible

Air Canada revised its ticketing policy to make it easier for customers traveling on affected flights to make changes to their bookings without penalty (space allowance).

Flexible policies apply to US destinations (such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia) and Canadian destinations such as Halifax and Fredericton (click here for full list).

WestJet, also activated flexible rebooking conditions for flights to New York and cities in Atlantic Canada. Click here to view options.

Porter AirlinesFlights to Newark, NJ, Boston and Atlantic Canada also announced flexible options for affected travelers. Click here to view them.

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