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Area. and these are all the planes that are actually in the air right now as we're speaking. but you ask, how does today stack up? it was a really bad day. but when you look at the numbers as far as what it has looked like in the past, it isn't the absolute worst. for example, february 2nd in 2011, they had more than 7,000 cancellations. hurricane sandy on one day, october 29th, they also had more than 7,000 cancellations. same thing with hurricane irene. we didn't reach the 7,000 mark as yet. we haven't reached it today. we're just over 6,000. so it definitely is the worst that we've seen all...

We're speaking. but how does today stack up? it was a really bad day, but when you look at the numbers as far as what it has looked like in the past, it isn't the absolute worst. february 2 in 2011, they had more than 7,000 cancellations. hurricane sandy on one day, october 29, they also had more than 7,000 cancellations. same thing with hurricane irene. we didn't reach the 7,000 mark as yet. we're just over 6,000. so it definitely is the worst that we've seen all winter so far, and it definitely makes the top five when you talk about just worse days for travel. if you want to look ahead to to...

When it's safe to reopen them. at 5:00 eastern time, the op center gave the all-clear. >> it's really interesting to see you out there on the tarmac. i've never seen that perspective before. great report. we know today was a very bad day for cancellations. where does today's rank? >> reporter: i just want to tell you here, john, this picture is a map of the northeast area, and these are all the planes that are in the air right now, as we're speaking. but how does today stack up? it was a really bad day, but when you look at the numbers as far as what it has looked like in the past, it isn't th...