Major East Coast airports slowly resume service

On Sunday, Vehicle traffic was light at Los Angeles area airports as travelers apparently shunned the terminals after getting advance word that more than 200 flights in or out of the Southland were cancelled.

Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport had 409 outgoing and 422 incoming flights canceled Saturday-Sunday, and Dulles International saw 315 departure flights and 333 incoming flights canceled during the period.

American also said it has resumed operations at New York’s JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports.

But progress was slow, and in Washington, public schools and the federal government were to remain closed on Monday to give people more time to dig out.

Massport said in a statement Sunday there were about 40 delays and almost 150 cancellations at Logan International Airport.

New York’s airports were affected particularly hard by the storm.

3,525 flights in and around the U.S. were cancelled on Sunday and 4,511 were cancelled on Saturday, according to flight data website Flight Aware.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority expects airlines to operate limited flight schedules at both airports throughout the day on Monday.

Among the major airlines, United Airlines, which is owned by United Continental Holdings Inc., suffered the brunt of cancellations as it has key hubs at both Newark Liberty and Washington Dulles.

Typically airlines have the bulk of their planes in service and might add flights if they have aircraft available. The deaths occurred in auto accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow.