JFK airport flight cancellations surged as severe weather and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stops disrupted air travel across the US, with nearly 2,000 flights cancelled nationwide on Friday, according to FlightAware data. JFK had the highest number of departure cancellations among US airports heading into Saturday. (Unsplash/ Representational) The disruptions followed a chaotic Thursday, when the FAA imposed ground stops at nine major US airports amid weather problems and an equipment outage. The affected airports included John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. JFK among airports hit by cancellations The disruption carried into Friday, with cancellations for flights within, into or out of the US reaching 1,990, FlightAware data showed. Several major Northeast airports were particularly affected, with JFK, LaGuardia, Reagan National, Newark Liberty, Boston Logan and Philadelphia International Airport each reporting at least 200 cancellations. The FAA issued seven additional ground stops on Friday, affecting Reagan National, Newark, Dulles, JFK, LaGuardia, Philadelphia International and Teterboro airports. JFK also …