US flights cancelled because of tropical storm Sandy

[sn26567]

Yesterday, coming back from Larnaca at 13:30, I saw many US airliners parked on the apron at Brussels: two United and one Delta. I guessed that they did not fly back to the US because of tropical storm Sandy and I was right. Most flights from Brussels to the US were cancelled yesterday.

Today Tuesday 30 October, all direct flights from Brussels Airport to New York JFK, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington are also cancelled. Flights to Atlanta (Delta) and Chicago (United) will operate normally.

METAR KJFK 300151Z 15040G50KT 3SM BR BKN017 OVC025 16/13 A2881 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 RAE48 PRESRR SLP756 T01560133 PNO

METAR KEWR 300151Z 11040G65KT 7SM -RA FEW015 BKN030 OVC050 15/10 A2874 RMK A02 PRESRR P000 T01490104

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Yesterday, coming back from Larnaca at 13:30, I saw many US airliners parked on the apron at Brussels: two United and one Delta.

And also one US Airways near the sattelite, one AA B757 and one A332 from 9W at the standalone near Abelag and the b house

[Bralo20]

And at this point it is still unknown when JFK, EWR, LGA and TEB will reopen (according to the FAA information).

According to the FAA:

Due to HURRICANE, the John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) was closed as of Oct 29 at 08:00 PM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Delays by Destination:

Due to HURRICANE, the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) was closed as of Oct 29 at 10:00 AM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is Oct 30 at 02:00 PM EDT.
Due to HURRICANE, the Newark International Airport (EWR) was closed as of Oct 29 at 08:00 PM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Due to HURRICANE, the Groton-New London Airport (GON) was closed as of Oct 29 at 06:00 AM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Due to HURRICANE, the Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) was closed as of Oct 29 at 06:00 AM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Due to HURRICANE, the La Guardia Airport (LGA) was closed as of Oct 29 at 08:00 PM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Due to HURRICANE, the MMU airport was closed as of Oct 29 at 21:00 UTC. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.
Due to HURRICANE, the Teterboro Airport (TEB) was closed as of Oct 30 at 04:00 AM EDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is not known.

General Departure Delays: Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less.
General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.
This information was last updated: Oct 30, 2012 at 1:22 PM GMT

IAD, PHL and BOS are open but are operating with (big) delays.

[sn26567]

Not sure there are many transatlantic flights arriving at Teterboro...

Brussels Airlines and Delta flights from Brussels to JFK are cancelled tomorrow as well. So is the Jet Airways flight to Newark. No news of American Airlines or United yet.

At LaGuardia airport in New York, Gate C34 is ready to accept boats:

Image JetBlue

[Bralo20]

AA is cancelled also but afaik UA is scheduled to fly to EWR, IAD and ORD. I guess IAD and ORD will leave but since EWR is still closed I assume it will be cancelled this night.

Apparently there is quite some extensive damage at JFK, not much specifics about EWR though. All navigational aids are inop at JFK and the word is that repairs will take some time. PANYNJ is working to get JFK open for limited domestic service as early as tomorrow (probably VFR flights only), EWR might open as early as thursday morning according to the latest info.

La Guardia, well as seen on pictures, it's an harbour now, probably the new watertaxi terminal

[sn26567]

Delta Air Lines operated the flight to Atlanta right on schedule. And more than that: this afternoon also a second Delta B767 (with winglets) departed to Atlanta.

Brussels Airlines will re-launch its JFK flights tomorrow.

[sn26567]

ALL flights from Brussels Airport to the US East Coast fly again, including to the New York area.

[sn26567]

A storm with strong winds is expected over the New York area. Many transatlantic (and other) flights for November 7 and 8 are cancelled again.

All flights out of Brussels to JFK 'SN, DL) and EWR (UA, 9W) have taken off, but SWISS has been more cautious and has cancelled flights LX 14/17/18/19/22/23 today.

[sn26567]

Major airlines are scrapping flights in and out of the New York area ahead of the second significant storm in little more than a week.

United, the world's largest airline, is suspending most service here starting at noon Wednesday due to a winter storm forecast for the region. It warns that bad weather will likely cause more delays and cancellations throughout the Northeast.

American Airlines is shutting down in New York at 3 p.m. Wednesday. It's also stopping flights to and from Philadelphia at noon.

Most other airlines, including Delta Air Lines Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp., are asking passengers to reschedule their Northeast flights for a later date. They're waiving the usual change fees of up to $150.

Source: Yahoo

[sn26567]

Tomorrow United flights UA122/UA123 from/to Newark are cancelled.

[Drifter01]

I was on SN501 today and descent and landing into JFK were very bumpy, lots of turbulence.
On the flipside immigration only took 2 minutes.
BTW - was my first transatlantic with SN and very impressed with the new business class and excellent customer service. I typically fly BA but SN product is much, much better.