Heavy snow blanketing the US north-east is rippling across the Atlantic, with flights from Dublin to New York and Washington DC delayed by several hours today, according to airport officials. While no cancellations have been reported so far, Dublin Airport urged passengers to stay in close contact with their airlines.
States of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey forced carriers at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark to thin out schedules overnight, triggering knock-on effects on westbound services from Ireland. JetBlue, Delta and United have pre-emptively cancelled more than 600 US domestic legs, and almost 1,900 flights are delayed nationwide.
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Because east-bound return sectors are likely to run late, Irish-based crew rostering and aircraft rotations could be disrupted for up to 48 hours. Travel-management companies (TMCs) report high demand for same-day trip-replanning and hotel re-accommodation in the tri-state area. Freight forwarders handling time-sensitive pharma and tech components also face rerouting via Chicago and Boston.
Corporate travel managers should activate travel-risk alerts for staff ticketed to the US through 29 December and allow generous connection times for onward domestic legs. Those with Global Entry or TSA PreCheck can mitigate longer security queues once operations resume.
Tip: remind travellers that EU261 compensation does not apply to US weather events; flexibility depends on airline goodwill waivers, which are currently valid for travel until 30 December.
States of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey forced carriers at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark to thin out schedules overnight, triggering knock-on effects on westbound services from Ireland. JetBlue, Delta and United have pre-emptively cancelled more than 600 US domestic legs, and almost 1,900 flights are delayed nationwide.
Because east-bound return sectors are likely to run late, Irish-based crew rostering and aircraft rotations could be disrupted for up to 48 hours. Travel-management companies (TMCs) report high demand for same-day trip-replanning and hotel re-accommodation in the tri-state area. Freight forwarders handling time-sensitive pharma and tech components also face rerouting via Chicago and Boston.
Corporate travel managers should activate travel-risk alerts for staff ticketed to the US through 29 December and allow generous connection times for onward domestic legs. Those with Global Entry or TSA PreCheck can mitigate longer security queues once operations resume.
Tip: remind travellers that EU261 compensation does not apply to US weather events; flexibility depends on airline goodwill waivers, which are currently valid for travel until 30 December.
Source: Echo Live / Irish Examiner
