Northeast Blizzard Causes Travel Delays for Thousands of Americans

The three major airports in the New York metropolitan area all reopened by 6 PM. This is great news as they had been closed for a while, preventing a lot of travel from happening, in addition to all of the regular commuters being stuck where they were. There's still some problems for the tens of thousands of stranded passengers as they haven't all gotten to where they are going yet. There are only ten planes expected to touch down tonight at LaGuardia airport and there's only two scheduled departures, to give an idea of what remains to be organized.

Also, there's millions of people who have to dig themselves, their cars and their houses out from the huge blizzard. The worst of the storm has passed, however, it did cause over 4,155 flights to be cancelled and in some areas there were up to 32 inches of snow.

According to CNN, John F. Kennedy Airport, located further south in the same New York City borough of Queens, and Newark Liberty International, in northern New Jersey, opened to incoming and departing traffic at 6 p.m., said Port Authority spokeswoman Sara Joren.

The Federal Transportation Security Administration is coordinating with airports and airlines to bolster staffing if it becomes necessary when flights resume.

The snow storm causes a lot of traveling difficulties for thousands of people, but in the end everyone is okay and city officials are working on resolving any problems as quickly as they can.

The blizzard didn't only cause problems in New York, there were many other states that were affected.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has asked people to stay off the state's roads unless absolutely necessary, said Peter Boynton, the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management.
"If you have to be on the road, of course, the rule of the day is take it slow," he said.