For some business and commuter travelers, by air is the only way to go to make that important conference on the other inside of the globe or to make in time for fiesta on beach in a warm sunny climate. I’ll take the latter any day of the year, mind you… However, when the weather plays a monumental part in altering or destroying travel plans abroad – it’s a big deal.

The Valentines’ Day Nor’Easter of 2007 (a large mid-winter storm that usually deliver a broad swath of heavy snow, strong winds, blizzard conditions in part, in addition to a wintry mix to the Northeast USA – hence its name) has done just that. It’s made a mess of air traffic scene across the Atlantic seaboard and for airports outside of the storm-ravaged region.

You can be enjoying sunny skies at an airport in southern California, however if you were planning to fly to New York City (JFK or LaGuardia for example) this morning – good luck. There were delays and flight cancellations up and down the board. Flying in to or out of an active weather mess as such is just not going to work. You have no choice but to wait it out.

All it takes to delay or cancel a flight is a little active weather – no matter what the season. A low ceiling (cloud cover), fog, sleet, blowing snow, freezing rain, freezing fog, drastic temperature changes (almost always ones that make the mercury fall, that is), a blizzard, high winds, an approaching thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane, hail, torrential rains – all can contribute to travel woes for fliers. There are more… We’d like to hear about your travel nightmares due to the weather. Tell us your story!