ice sticking to the runways. and check out this small plane on an expressway in the bronx. >> mayday. zero nine juliet. we're losing engine. tower, tower, we're losing engine power. >> reporter: the pilot, on his way to connecticut, making a miraculous landing. >> i'll never make it. where do i touchdown? >> we are going to touchdown on the deegan expressway. >> reporter: no one hurt in any of these potential plane disasters. but as pilots and airlines put safety first, it's sheer chaos inside the airports. >> we don't have a plane, we don't have a crew, then they say they have a crew, they don't have plane. it's a big back and forth. >> reporter: jetblue announcing today it's canceling dozens of flights out of boston's logan airport, saying it will take days, not hours, to get people where they're going. today, passengers departing for chicago experiencing delays averaging over five hours long. departing for detroit, more than three hours. still, some travelers are trying to see the adventure in it all.