The New Orleans International Airport is seeing early morning flights canceled Thursday due to the threat of ice. All flights expected to arrive in New Orleans Thursday before noon a have been cancelled.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Flights continued to be cancelled in the U.S. on Wednesday, as the historic winter storm that hit Louisiana, Texas and other Gulf Coast states continued spreading for a second day.As many as 69% of departures out of New Orleans Wednesday have been cancelled,

Flight cancellations are mounting as a historic winter storm sweeps across the Gulf Coast. Already, the storm has brought air traffic to a virtual standstill at several airports across parts of Texas and Louisiana.