By canceling flights earlier than in the past, the airlines are effectively calling a “time out” in their operations, which allows them to resume flying more smoothly when the bad weather has passed. This reduces the risk of having their planes stranded at one airport and their crews stuck at another. It also means they are less likely to cancel a flight at the last minute, while passengers are waiting at the gate. Airlines have become smarter,” said Mr. Maruster of JetBlue. Still, that has not eliminated travel nightmares this winter. Marilyn Horan, a retired assistant school principal from Brooklyn, said she was stuck for 30 hours at Kennedy Airport after a blizzard blanketed much of

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