Monday flight woes: 1,150 cancellations, 5,685 delays

Last update: 10:20 p.m. ET.

February was a nightmare for airline passengers, with one winter storm after another wreaking havoc on flight schedule at airports across the country. Unfortunately for fliers, March isn't getting off to a much better start.

More than 1,150 flights had been canceled nationwide Monday and another 5,685 delayed as of 10:20 p.m. ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.

That followed an even-worse Sunday, when more than 2,500 flights were canceled and another 5,500 delayed on the first day of March. Sunday was the seventh time in the previous eight days airlines had canceled at least 1,000 flights because of wintry weather. More than 10,000 flights have been canceled since last Saturday (Feb. 21).

And it's not done yet. Another storm is on the way, threatening to affect major airports from Tuesday into Thursday. The latest storm initially will target the Midwest and Ohio Valley before moving into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

For fliers, it appeared that yet another messy travel week was in store.

On Monday, the day's 880-plus cancellations were scattered across numerous big airports.

Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia and Charlotte topped the list as of 10:20 p.m. ET, with between 130 and 160 cancellations each. But the problems were spread across a large chunk of the USA.

Other airports that had anywhere from two- to 120 cancellations of 10:20 p.m. ET included: Boston, Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, New York JFK, Newark Liberty, Washington Reagan National and Washington Dulles.

As with previous storms, airlines waived change fees for customers ticketed to fly into airports experiencing poor weather. The policies varied by airline, though they generally allowed customers to make one change without paying the customary change fee.