The city of Boston experienced record-low temperatures Saturday morning and that extreme cold led to dozens of flight delays and cancellations out of Logan International Airport.A spokesperson for JetBlue Airways said the airline was among the carriers impacted by fueling issues created by subzero temperatures at Boston Logan International Airport.”These extreme temperatures and subsequent fueling issues resulted in flight delays and some cancellations,” the JetBlue spokesperson wrote in a statement.The spokesperson said JetBlue is working to resume normal operations in and out of Boston and accommodate customers on other flights.JetBlue customers with travel plans to or from Boston on Saturday are eligible to rebook with no penalty, according to the spokesperson.According to FlightAware, 120 of the 263 flights that were delayed into or out of Logan Airport as of 6 p.m. Saturday were JetBlue flights. In addition, 39 of the 86 cancellations into or out of Boston were JetBlue flights.Cape Air canceled 32 flights and delayed 20 into or out of Logan as of 6 p.m. Saturday, according to FlightAware. FlightAware states that Delta had delayed 47 flights and canceled three into or out of Boston, while American Airlines had delayed 12 flights.The National Weather Service said Boston reached -8 degrees Fahrenheit late Friday night, besting the previous Feb. 3 record of -5 degrees that was set in 1881. The temperature in the city then dipped to -10 degrees early Saturday morning, smashing the previous Feb. 4 record of -2 that was set in 1886.In addition, wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph led to wind chills between -30 and -40 degrees in Massachusetts. The NWS reports that a wind chill of -35 degrees was recorded at Logan Airport at 1:54 a.m. Saturday.
The city of Boston experienced record-low temperatures Saturday morning and that extreme cold led to dozens of flight delays and cancellations out of Logan International Airport.
A spokesperson for JetBlue Airways said the airline was among the carriers impacted by fueling issues created by subzero temperatures at Boston Logan International Airport.
“These extreme temperatures and subsequent fueling issues resulted in flight delays and some cancellations,” the JetBlue spokesperson wrote in a statement.
The spokesperson said JetBlue is working to resume normal operations in and out of Boston and accommodate customers on other flights.
JetBlue customers with travel plans to or from Boston on Saturday are eligible to rebook with no penalty, according to the spokesperson.
According to FlightAware, 120 of the 263 flights that were delayed into or out of Logan Airport as of 6 p.m. Saturday were JetBlue flights. In addition, 39 of the 86 cancellations into or out of Boston were JetBlue flights.
Cape Air canceled 32 flights and delayed 20 into or out of Logan as of 6 p.m. Saturday, according to FlightAware. FlightAware states that Delta had delayed 47 flights and canceled three into or out of Boston, while American Airlines had delayed 12 flights.
The National Weather Service said Boston reached -8 degrees Fahrenheit late Friday night, besting the previous Feb. 3 record of -5 degrees that was set in 1881. The temperature in the city then dipped to -10 degrees early Saturday morning, smashing the previous Feb. 4 record of -2 that was set in 1886.
In addition, wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph led to wind chills between -30 and -40 degrees in Massachusetts. The NWS reports that a wind chill of -35 degrees was recorded at Logan Airport at 1:54 a.m. Saturday.
