Next-Day Winter Storm Adds to Super Bowl Travel Woes

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Football fans make their way to trains on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in Secaucus, N.J. for Super Bowl XLVIII. Public transit to and from the game was delayed due to overcrowding. Fans seeking to fly out have also been delayed by a snowstorm.

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By Jason Abbruzzese2014-02-03 14:05:38 UTC

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.

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.

Local New York transit was also enduring delays. The Metro North train, which is frequented by commuters, was reporting 15 -inute delays.

Topics: Super Bowl, travel, Travel & Leisure, U.S., US & World, Weather, Winter Storm