Masses of flights in the United States have been canceled or delayed on Jan. 31 owing to a winter storm, with just four airlines making up the majority of the cancellations.
There have been 1,623 cancellations as of 4:01 a.m. ET on Jan. 31, according to data from FlightAware.
Southwest Airlines saw the highest number of cancellations at 319, accounting for close to 20 percent of total cancellations. This was followed by American Airlines with 308 cancellations, China Eastern with 138 cancellations, and Lion Air canceling 111 flights.
Combined, the top four airlines made up 54 percent of total cancellations. There were 6,199 flight delays registered.
In terms of airport of origin, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas topped the list with 288 cancellations, followed by Austin-Bergstrom International, Texas, with 77 cancellations, and the Dallas Love Field Airport, Texas, with 67 cancellations. The three airports also ranked in the top three when it came to destination airport cancellations….