Winter Storm Chaos Grounds Thousands of Flights Across the U.S.

Airlines preemptively canceled more than 1300 flights as a massive winter storm brings heavy snow, sleet, and brutal cold weather across the country.

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00:00Airlines preemptively canceled more than 1,300 flights as a massive winter storm is expected

00:06to bring heavy snow, sleet and brutal cold weather across large swaths of the U.S.

00:12Carriers say the early cancellations are meant to prevent aircraft, crews and passengers

00:17from getting stranded and also to speed recovery once the storm passes.

00:21Major airlines are waiving change and cancellation fees at more than 40 airports as forecasters

00:27warn the system could impact hundreds of millions of Americans through Monday.