Snowstorm halts east coast US flights; Cuba demand evaporates; and Garuda Indonesia issues RFP

Spring begins in the northern hemisphere this week but nevertheless the east coast of the US has been hit by a freezing snowstorm, which so far has led to the cancellation of 5,432 flights today, according to FlightAware statistics. Over 80% of flights to/from New York and Boston are cancelled and half of flights to/from Washington and Philadelphia are cancelled today. This is in addition to the 1,658 flights cancelled yesterday. Chicago was most impacted with nearly a third of scheduled flights not operating on Monday. Cancellations are expected to be announced for tomorrow as well. Meanwhile, due to lower