BOSTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Boston's airport was jammed early Thursday with travelers whose flights were canceled due to a blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow across New England.
The travelers will soon join an estimated 85,000 other passengers hoping to fly out of Logan International Airport, Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Phil Orlandella told the Boston Herald.
"We expect this won't clear up until Friday," Orlandela said.
Logan reopened all its runways and airlines reported they were recovering but they expected to operate with delays and cancellations Thursday, they said.
About 15,000 New England households were without power Thursday, down from a high of more than 100,000 Wednesday, as trees weighed down by the wet snow tumbled onto power lines.
School districts, including in Boston, announced Thursday closures because of ice and snow concerns. Many businesses and government offices also planned to stay closed Thursday.
Much of the six-state region, hit by the same storm that dumped 9 inches on New York, was paralyzed as cleanup efforts were hampered by high winds, especially along the New England coast, officials said.
Amtrak said it planned to operate a normal schedule in New England after repairing storm damage north of New Haven, Conn.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a news briefing Wednesday two deaths in his state appeared tied to the storm.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick prepared to lift a state of emergency he declared Wednesday, when he mobilized the National Guard. UPI
