Flying North from Tally? Winter Storm Pax Says ‘Not So Fast’

As Winter Storm Pax sweeps across the East Coast, its snow and ice are slushing away flights along with thousands of power lines, leaving many Florida travelers, hoping to head north, stranded.

Travelers attempting air travel out of Tallahassee Wednesday came face to face with a dire departures board, as many connections rely on Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson International, which cancelled a record number of flights,according to an Atlanta airport spokesman.

Delta Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the Southeast, while Southwest Airlines cut all flights out of Atlanta.

More than 275,000 people have lost power across the Southeast during the start of the storm, which is expected to linger for days and impacted northern parts of Florida.