Airlines cancelled thousands of flights into and from airports along the US east coast ahead of the arrival of a major storm, officials said Sunday.
Air France and other European airlines cancelled all flights into New York and Washington on Monday while US airlines called off thousands of domestic flights and moved planes away from east coast airports away from the path of Hurricane Sandy.
New York airports stayed open Sunday but the airport authority warned passengers there will be major disruption in the next two days.
More than 3,000 flights have already been cancelled because of the storm and worse was expected.
It said more than 700 domestic and international flights were called off Sunday with Newark airport in New York's New Jersey suburbs worst hit. Newark, a hub for United airlines, had more than 265 flights cancelled on Sunday while the weather was still relatively calm.
Closure of mass transit systems and the need for staff to be home to prepare for the storm was a factor in early flight disruptions.
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