One of the biggest winter storms, a Nor’wester continued to create havoc on the East Coast. The high pileup of snow made travel difficult. Several flights were canceled on Sunday as well and those that operated faced immense challenges as stranded passengers flooded social media with criticism.

As the passengers in a flight of JetBlu reportedly remained at the tarmac for hours, the passengers let loose a stream of anger and complaints. Some even said that they won’t use the airlines services again. Authorities had warned people about the storm in advance and requested them to limit travel and stay indoors as much as possible.

CNN reported that about 1,500 flights were canceled on both Saturday and Sunday, in both JFK and La Guardia, with the bulk of flights being canceled on Saturday. Boston’s Logan airport also saw many cancellations. It is the hub for both JetBlu and Delta Airlines.

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Delta, United and JetBlu issued waivers to several passengers. Travelers were allowed to rebook flights without additional costs or a difference in fare.

The winter storm Kenan hit the coastal states on Saturday. About 50,000 people lost power. Three people died in the state of New York, according to the Weather Channel.

Travel at this time of the year has become difficult. There are two major factors that are affecting travel: the omicron surge and the weather. The omicron is still spreading fast leading to staff shortages as the unvaccinated are either infected or sometimes terminated. Vaccinated staff who get breakthrough infections also have to isolate.

This is also the time for winter storms. Snow pileups as well as strong winds create havoc and disrupt several services, not only flight services. Passengers might complain on social media and talk of boycotting airlines for flight delays or cancellations but getting vaccinated is in their hand, the weather is not. As climate change is here, it is left to all of humankind to mitigate it. It is a global phenomenon and not a local one.

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