The US east coast has been hit by a severe storm this week, with heavy snow and freezing conditions, the ‘bomb cyclone’ has caused deaths and accidents in the blizzard conditions.

Emirates has now been forced to cancel some of its scheduled flights to New York airport JFK.

Due to severe snowstorm at @JFKairport, some of our flights are either delayed or cancelled. Please check your flight status herehttps://t.co/4BuqG5wh2s

Customers are advised to update their local contact details on our website to receive the latest updates and flight status

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A number of flights have been cancelled or delayed

The following flights have been cancelled:

Saturday 06 Jan EK 203 DXB-JFK
Saturday 06 Jan EK 201 DXB-JFK
Saturday 06 Jan EK 208 JFK-DXB
Saturday 06 Jan EK 204 JFK-DXB

The following flights are delayed:

05 Jan EK 203 DXB-JFK
05 Jan EK 201 DXB- JFK
05 Jan EK 207 DXB-JFK
05 Jan EK 208 JFK-DXB

06 Jan EK 204 JFK-DXB
06 Jan EK 202 JFK-DXB

Passengers are being urged to check their flight status

Flight status can be checked here.

Passengers who have been affected by the cancellations or delays are being advised to contact their travel agency or the local Emirates office.

Passengers are also being encouraged to update their contact details with their bookings to ensure they can receive up to date information about their flight status.