Close to 12,000 flights in the United States were delayed or canceled on Jan. 16 as severe winter weather across the country disrupted flight operations.

2,472 flights within, into, or out of the United States were canceled on Tuesday, according to data from FlightAware. This followed 3,346 cancellations on Monday, which was the highest number of flight cancellations since the Southwest meltdown in 2022.

Southwest Airlines had the most cancellations, with 440 flights affected. United Airlines followed with 360 cancellations, Republic Airways with 298, and American Airlines with 221.

Tuesday also saw 9,346 delayed flights. As such, the total number of delayed or canceled flights for the day came to 11,818. On Wednesday, there were 771 cancellations and 483 delays as of 4:40 a.m. ET.

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