South Florida Hit Hard By Winter Weather Elsewhere.

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — As winter weather assaults the northeast, major South Florida carrier JetBlue has canceled 68 percent of all flights Saturday. That is causing major problems for air travelers trying to get into, or out of, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach International Airport. The airline has a major presence at both airports.
JetBlue is not the only airline impacted by winter weather. Flight tracking service FlightAware.com reports that American Airlines has canceled 18 percent of its flights on Saturday, Delta canceled 19 percent, United 22 percent, and Southwest 7 percent.
By airport for outgoing flights: Palm Beach International reports 20 percent of all flights are not flying as of 11:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale reports 16 percent of all flights have been scrubbed, and Miami International reports 10 percent of all outbound flights have been canceled.
By airport for inbound flights: Palm Beach International reports 24 percent of all incoming flights are canceled as of 11:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale report 18 percent of all inbound flights are canceled, Miami reports 10 percent.
The airport with the most cancellations Saturday: JFK in New York. 80 percent of departing and 72 percent of arriving flights have been canceled as of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to FlightAware.com.