The unseasonably warm weather for Sunday night's Super Bowl has given way to a snow storm that is causing travel delays, as football fans try to make their way out of New York.
U.S. airlines have cancelled 1,013 flights as of about 8:30 a.m. on the East Coast, with about 25% of arrivals and departures in Philadelphia and Newark called off, according to airline traffic firm FlightAware.
Other airports in New York City, JFK and LaGuardia, were also experiencing delays and cancellations.
Per FAA, arrival delays of more than 3 hours at #Newark and more than 4 hours at LaGuardia due to snow from Winter Storm #Maximus.— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) February 3, 2014
The snow is coming down at JFK! Catch an earlier flight today if you're flying home from the Super Bowl... pic.twitter.com/B6lPBiNGiO— Russell P Reeder (@RussReeder) February 3, 2014
The travel woes come after a Super Bowl that was already fraught with transit problems. Travel to MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in Rutherford, New Jersey was limited by organizers, forcing many people to use public transit.
Many more fans than expected took trains to the stadium, causing delays both arriving at and leaving from the stadium.
'Worse than a sauna:' Heat on NJ Transit causes some Super Bowl-bound fans to pass out http://t.co/KxpgBKRFZq pic.twitter.com/Cwy0OyNCzy— John Hanlon (@John_Hanlon) February 3, 2014
#SB48 organizers expected 12,000 fans to come by train. Instead, 28,000 did. Chaos ensued. http://t.co/UiIADaTrjS pic.twitter.com/ZXI4eIDKY0— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 3, 2014
Local New York transit was also enduring delays. The Metro North train, which is frequented by commuters, was reporting 15-minute delays.
Up to 15 min delays on Metro North New Haven line #FirstAlertCT— Kayla James (@kaylajamesnbc) February 3, 2014