New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Heavy snow has disrupted holiday travel across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, with more than thousand flights delayed or cancelled as large number of people took to US roads and airports during the busy period between Christmas and New Year's

Meanwhile, New York City had recorded just under three inches of snow, about half of what some forecasts had initially predicted, news agency AP reported

Even so, the storm caused widespread disruption, forcing the cancellation of at least 1,500 flights from Friday night through Saturday, according to data from flight-tracking service FlightAware.

Several airports across the United States, including Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International A...