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Airlines Issue Waivers, Cancel Over 1,000 US Flights as Winter Storm Hits the Northeast
(SOURCE: USA TODAY)

With winter weather bearing down on the Northeast, Tuesday promises to be a travel headache at the region’s airports. New York City could get as much as eight inches of snow, with a foot or more possible in Boston.

As of 6:00 a.m. ET Tuesday, airlines have canceled more than 1,011 flights, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. JetBlue represents most of those cancellations, with 156 or 19% of its schedule.

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