Wednesday's cancellations were a fraction of the 400 flights scratched Wednesday, when Newark had more axed flights than any other airport in the nation. Watch video
NEWARK -- After five days of delays and mass cancellations, Newark Liberty International Airport appeared to be getting back to normal Wednesday.
As of 1 p.m., the airport had 15 canceled flights and 43 delayed flights Wednesday, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. That is far less than the more than 400 flights canceled Tuesday when Newark had more scratched flights than any other airport in the nation.
Airline officials said Newark Airport and its carriers struggled to recover from the blizzard that dropped a record 28.1 inches of snow on its runways, taxiways and gates Saturday. While nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport were mostly back on schedule by Monday, problems at Newark lingered.
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The cancellations were largely due to problems moving snow from gates and runways as the airport attempted to find a place for the accumulation, airline officials said. The lack of available gates also meant airlines had trouble getting planes back in service and on their regular schedules.
United Airlines, Newark's largest carrier, flew in extra staff on Monday to help clear the gates of snow and assist passengers who had their flights canceled.
United, which had been offering to let storm-affected travelers change the dates of flights at no charge, has lifted the offer now that most planes are flying again, company officials said.
Newark Airport had no cancellations of Thursday flights announced as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to FlightAware.
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