Flight cancellation numbers are dropping as travel starts to recover after a huge winter storm battered the US

All flights were canceled at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, on Sunday.

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• Airlines and airports are beginning to recover from the weekend's storm.
• There were about 1,100 cancellations early Tuesday, fewer than at the same time on previous days.
• Flight schedules should be back on track on Wednesday, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Air travel is showing more signs of recovery after Winter Storm Fern pummelled the country over the weekend.