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(14 Feb 2014) The relentless snow and ice storms this winter have led to the highest number of flight cancellations in more than 25 years, according to analysis by The Associated Press.
"It's just been a horrible winter for flying. We're looking at record cancellations," said AP Airlines Writer Scott Mayerowitz on Friday.
US airlines have cancelled more than 75,000 domestic flights since December 1, including roughly 14,000 this week.
That's 5.5 percent of the 1.35 million flights scheduled during that period.
Mother Nature isn't entirely to blame. A mix of cost-cutting measures and new government regulations has made airlines more likely to cancel flights and leave fliers scrambling to get to their destination.
"There's new federal regulations out there prohibiting how long they can sit out on the edge of the runway waiting to take off," said Mayerowitz.
On Thursday, more than 70 percent of flights were cancelled in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Charlotte, North Carolina, thanks to a winter storm that paralysed most air traffic along the US East Coast.


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