Airlines have canceled thousands of flights for Saturday as a powerful winter storm packing strong winds and many inches of snow is set to envelop major cities on the East Coast.

"The U.S. Transportation Department issued an order Friday blocking 44 passenger flights by Chinese airlines after the Chinese government took the same step against American carriers as part of its strict coronavirus control policies."

CNN: International airlines suspend some US flights over 5G issue. >"Several international airlines say they will cancel flights into the United States starting _...Read More_

Why the NHL said nope

Hong Kong announced a series of strict pandemic control measures on Wednesday, including suspending flights from the United States and seven other countries, as it scrambled to control an incipient Omicron outbreak.

Hong Kong officials on Wednesday implemented the city’s strictest restrictions since the coronavirus was first detected here two years ago, including banning all passenger flights from eight countries, as it holds firm to a “zero-covid” _...Read More_

>"More than half of cancelled flights in US as a total 4,800 flights are disrupted worldwide amid spread of COVID variant."

>"More than 2,500 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe."

CNN: More than 6,000 flights canceled on Christmas weekend. >"Major US airlines canceled hundreds of more flights Sunday, the third day in a row _...Read More_

"American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights during the weekend, citing bad weather and staffing shortages, the company announced in a _...Read More_

>"American Airlines canceled another 634 flights on Sunday, more than 12% of its total operations for the day, the company said Sunday."

[https://m.timesofindia.com/india/covid-19-australia-to-start-repatriation-flights-from-india-in-mid-may/amp_articleshow/82448354.cms](https://m.timesofindia.com/india/covid-19-australia-to-start-repatriation-flights-from-india-in-mid-may/amp_articleshow/82448354.cms)

[https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/travel/2021/01/what-will-covid-19-vaccines-mean-for-travel-coronavirus](https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/travel/2021/01/what-will-covid-19-vaccines-mean-for-travel-coronavirus) >"COVID-19 jabs will eventually help tourism start again, but expect a trip full of immunity passports, _...Read More_

The Netherlands and Belgium have halted flights, with Italy to follow suit. Trains to Belgium are also suspended. _...Read More_