A new winter storm on Friday led to thousands of flight cancellations in the United States. Airlines continued to struggle to deal with inclement weather. Cancellations and delays have plagued Southwest Airlines and other airlines in recent weeks, with staffing issues cited as a major reason. Southwest canceled over 500 flights on Friday and delayed 200 others, according to tracker Flight Aware. United Airlines canceled or delayed over 300 flights and American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and JetBlue canceled or delayed over 200 each. A Southwest spokesman told The Epoch Times in an email that the cancellations were part of flight adjustments made “in reaction to disruptions created by recent winter storms, which impacted several of our largest bases of operations throughout the past week, and ongoing staffing challenges.” To help rectify the situation, Southwest is offering extra pay to workers through Jan. 25. Employees will get up to double their …