Powerful winter storms caused several flights to and from Bermuda to be cancelled yesterday, leaving hundreds of holiday travellers stranded.Delta, Jetblue, Continental and American Airlines all had to cancel flights as New England was battered by heavy winds and snow that caused power outages and at least one death.Delta flights DL560 and 561 to and from Boston, Jetblue flights 1731 and B61732 to and from New York, Continental flights CO1657 and CO 1660 to and from Newark and American Airlines flights AA1378 and AA1443 were all cancelled.US Air flight US1070 and US1425 to Philadelphia were able to go ahead, but were delayed by three hours.Also cancelled due to the storm was a Delta flight between Atlanta and Bermuda.Because of the travel difficulties, the Department of Airport Operations said yesterday that the long-term parking facility at the airport was full to capacity.“While provisions are being made to allocate additional parking spaces on a limited basis, travelers are urged to make arrangements for a taxi, or to be dropped off to avoid difficulties finding parking,” a spokesman said.Around two feet of snow fell in the Northeast yesterday morning with winds reaching 68mph in some areas, shutting down New Yorks three main airports, commuter trains, and even some subway lines.In total, more than 1,400 flights were cancelled across the east of the US, leaving hundreds of stranded passengers.The US National Weather Service said the snow storm was caused by a low pressure system that originated off North Carolina. The storm reached blizzard strength (winds over 35mph) near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, battering New England and New York.With snowfall expected to continue in some areas of the Northeast, travellers are being asked to check their flights are operating as scheduled before departing for the airport.Airline officials said that if the weather clears up by today, the flight schedule could return to normal by tomorrow.However, once the airports do reopen, passengers may have difficulty finding seats, which are already hard to come by because of the holiday season and because of a general reduction in the number of flights brought on by the recession.A spokesman for Continental Airlines said the airline had cancelled more than 800 departures as of yesterday afternoon.“We are booking customers on the next available flight. At this point, it's difficult to speculate when all customers will reach their final destination,” he said.The spokesman said that customers booked on flights to, from or through affected airports through December 28 will be permitted a one-time date or time change without penalty.Earlier this month, strong winds and heavy snow shut down several UK airports including London Gatwick, causing multiple flight cancelations to and from the Island.Locally, wind and rain affected the local ferry service, causing the blue ferry route to be cancelled as of noon and on the pink route, service to the Belmont Ferry stop was cancelled.Rain and gales are expected to continue throughout the day, with weather conditions gradually improving.