Airports Reopened After Big Winter Storm In The Northeast U.S.

The airports have opened in the northeastern United States after the snow storm about 7,000 flights to be canceled the trip after the busy Christmas.

Services have now resumed in and out of New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

But officials warn it could take days to clear flight backlog of tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

Analysts say the storm and its aftermath could cost airlines $ 100 million (£ 64m). Snow storms also disrupted road and rail traffic.

The conditions were to blame in a car accident in Maine, where the man of 59 years died, and stranding two buses carrying about 50 passengers in New Jersey highway.

National rail company Amtrak - formerly close its New York-Boston trip - now announced a limited resumption of services.

U.S. National Weather Service says a monster snowstorm was the result of low pressure, which started in North Carolina.

However, analysts now expect the milder climate for the rest of the week, which could help accelerate the removal of snow.

Three New York airports - JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airport - and Logan in Boston and Philadelphia International reopened Monday evening.

They had been closed since morning, forcing thousands of passengers to camp on the floors in the terminals.

A total of nearly 7,000 flights were canceled Sunday and Monday.

Although believed to have passed the worst of the weather, many flights are still serious delays due to the strong wind and what is still snowing.

Agents and airlines warn it could take days to rebook passengers whose flights were delayed or canceled.

"The utility company says it is planning how to play with a puzzle where the pieces must be changed to, American Airlines spokesman was quoted Ed Martell told the Associated Press.