It is unclear how many flights will get out of Newark on time on Sunday as the airport digs out from several feet of snow. Watch video
NEWARK -- The largest airline serving Newark Liberty International Airport will start flying again Sunday afternoon, the company said.
United Airlines gave a ray of hope to weary travelers late Saturday when it announced it was preparing to restart operations after shutting down for most of the weekend as a massive storm engulfed the region.
"The airline plans to start very limited operations on Sunday afternoon at its Newark Liberty Airport hub and other New York City metro area airports," United officials said in a statement.
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More than 2,000 weekend flights were canceled in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia due to the storm.
It is unclear how many flights will get out of Newark on time on Sunday as the airport digs out from several feet of snow.
As of 10 p.m. Saturday, 292 flights scheduled to leave Newark Airport on Sunday were canceled, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. That is more than 60 percent of the day's scheduled outgoing flights.
More than half of the flights scheduled to arrive at Newark Airport Sunday are also canceled, FlightAware said.
More than half of outgoing flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport are also canceled for Sunday, according to the flight tracker.
Travelers leaving from Philadelphia International Airport, where about a third of outgoing flights are canceled, appear to have a slightly better chance of getting out on Sunday.
While they plan to begin flying out of New Jersey and New York on Sunday, United Airlines officials were not as optimistic about the conditions at airports in Washington, D.C.
"United will not operate Saturday and Sunday service at Dulles and other Washington metro area airports and expects to gradually resume service on Monday," the company said in a statement.
United continues to offer passengers the chance to reschedule their flights for later in the week at no charge.
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