Thousands of Flights Are Canceled as Storm Slams Northeast Airports

Airlines suspended operations at some major airports and expect to restart some flights on Monday and more on Tuesday.

23 Feb, 13:36 — 23 Feb, 17:01

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Key entitiesAirlines Northeast Airports SWISS

The Story

What 2 sources agree on, dispute, and miss

What sources agree on

Thousands of flights are canceled due to a storm.
The storm is affecting airports in the US Northeast.

Key claims2 agreed · 3 unverified

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Thousands of flights are canceled.

agreed·NYTswissinfo

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A storm (blizzard) is slamming Northeast Airports in the US.

agreed·NYTswissinfo

Airlines suspended operations at some major airports.

unverified·NYT

Flights are expected to restart some on Monday and more on Tuesday.

unverified·NYT

The blizzard in the US forces SWISS to cancel flights.

unverified·swissinfo

Where they diverge

Specific airlines and scope of impact mentioned

NYT

Focuses on general 'Airlines' suspending operations at 'some major airports' in the Northeast.

swissinfo

Specifically highlights that the blizzard in the US is forcing 'SWISS' airline to cancel flights.

Coverage gaps

Expected flight restart times (Monday and Tuesday)

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The Story

Analyzing sources…

Source Diversity

Moderate (32/100)

2 sources— more sources would strengthen this score15/33

Spectrum spread— 2/5 buckets covered8/33

Far L1

Far Left (1)

NYT

Left

Center1

Center (1)

swissinfo

Right

Far R

Geographic diversity— 2 regions9/34

US1Switzerland1

ℹOnly 2 sources cover this story

Political spectrum

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Outlet rating This story

SourceOutletiGeneral editorial lean of the outletStoryiHow they covered this specific storyToneFactuality

NYTcenter-leftcenter-leftneutralMostly Factualfocuses on broad impact of cancellations

swissinfocentercenterneutralHighhighlights national airline's specific impact

Coverage leans: balanced

The coverage is largely factual and focused on the immediate impact of the storm, with one outlet having a center-left lean and the other being center.

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NYTMostly Factual167d ago