Canceled and delayed flights near 30,000 amid rare bomb cyclone

Brady Knox

December 23, 05:27 PM December 23, 05:27 PM

The number of canceled and delayed flights in the United States is nearing 30,000 amid a rare bomb cyclone that has wrought havoc on Christmas travelers.

At least 21,224 flights have been delayed, while 7,772 were canceled altogether, according to FlightAware. Perhaps the hardest-hit airline was Swoop, with 81% of all flights being canceled. Other airlines, including Southwest, Spring Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, have had over half of their flights canceled or delayed. Southwest had the most canceled and delayed flights at 2,536.

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Both Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Portland International Airport had over 60% of their flights canceled. Seattle-Tacoma International racked up the most delayed and canceled flights at 372.

Flights have been canceled or delayed in preparation for the "bomb cyclone," a weather anomaly that can cause frostbite in minutes.

"All bomb cyclones are not hurricanes. But sometimes, they can take on characteristics that make them look an awful lot like hurricanes, with very strong winds, heavy precipitation, and well-defined eye-like features in the middle," said University of California, Los Angeles scientist Daniel Swain, per NBC.

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The governors of New York, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia, and North Carolina have moved to declare states of emergency over the harsh weather.

Plane 'mistakenly' enters airspace of Biden's Delaware residence: Solution Services

Jenny Goldsberry

June 04, 03:43 PM June 04, 03:43 PM

An airplane that brought about President Joe Biden to evacuate his personal home "mistakenly" entered the airspace earlier mentioned the Delaware seashore home, the Solution Assistance said Saturday.

The personal plane had "mistakenly" entered the protected spot higher than the property in Rehoboth Beach front, Delaware, soon just before 1 p.m. because the pilot was not on the right radio channel, prompting the relocation of the president as a precautionary measure, Secret Support Main of Communications Anthony Guglielmi verified.

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The aircraft was "instantly escorted out of restricted airspace," and the Top secret Provider will job interview the pilot, Guglielmi claimed.

When the airplane was detected, Rehoboth Beach Law enforcement shut down Rehoboth Avenue in the afternoon. Biden subsequently arrived at the Rehoboth Fireplace Station via motorcade shortly afterward. Sometime immediately after his departure, the avenue opened back up.

Biden headed to Delaware on Thursday immediately after delivering remarks calling for far more stringent gun command. He is outpacing his predecessors on family vacation time, owning recorded an estimated 188 full or partial days absent from the White Property, 130 of which were spent at his Delaware homes.