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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Both news outlets report on widespread flight cancellations due to a storm impacting the US Northeast. While the core event of flight disruptions is consistent across sources, swissinfo specifically highlights the impact on its national airline, SWISS.

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NYTcenter-leftcenter-leftneutralfocuses on broad impact of cancellations

swissinfocentercenterneutralhighlights 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.

What sources agree on

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

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.

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Thousands of flights are canceled.

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

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Airlines suspended operations at some major airports.

Coverage gaps

Expected flight restart times (Monday and Tuesday)

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