You might want to double check your flight status before leaving for the airport this weekend as hundreds of flights have been canceled ahead of a major storm coming through the Midwest that knocked out power in the region, according to a Reuters report today (January 12).
While a major weather event alone can wreak havoc on your travel plans, it comes as hundreds of Alaska Airlines and United Airlines flights were already cancelled following a January 5 incident in which the door to a Boeing 737-9 Max plane detached on an Alaska flight. Alaska and United are the two biggest users of this aircraft, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of the incident is ongoing.
