What is being described as the biggest storm of the year in the Northeast of the United States affected American and TWA flights to the Dominican Republic. Continental flights operated with several hour delays. The New York area airports were not closed, but airlines preferred to cancel flights to avoid stranding people at airports. Extra flights have been carried out to Miami and Puerto Rico airports to help passengers reach their final destinations. Heavy snow began falling across the Northeast of the United States this morning as the major winter storm moved into the region and could last for another 24 hours, as reported by cnn.com (6 March 2001)
