Airlines issue travel waivers as winter storm pushes northeast. Which cities are covered?
Travelers heading to the airport Wednesday will want to triple-check their flight status and consider rebooking as a winter storm that's dumped snow across the Midwest barrels northeast. The storm has prompted winter storm warnings and advisories from Missouri all the way to Maine.
More than 3,000 U.S. flights were delayed and more than 600 flights were canceled as of 3:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
All airlines are required by the Department of Transportation to offer full refunds when a flight is canceled for any reason, but every major airline is also offering travel waivers for select cities, due to the storm.
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American Airlines
American Airlines is waiving change fees for all customers who were scheduled to flying to, from or through the following cities from Jan. 24 through Jan. 26. Flights must be rebooked by Thursday and completed by Feb. 1. Details are available on American's website.
Akron / Canton, OH (CAK)
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)
Amarillo, TX (AMA)
Chicago, IL (ORD)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Dayton, OH (DAY)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Evansville, IN (EVV)
Flint, MI (FNT)
Fort Smith, AR (FSM)
Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Kalamazoo / Battle Creek, MI (AZO)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
Lansing, MI (LAN)
Lawton / Fort Sill, OK (LAW)
Little Rock, AR (LIT)
Louisville, KY (SDF)
Lubbock, TX (LBB)
Northwest Arkansas / Bentonville, AR (XNA)
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
Santa Fe, NM (SAF)
South Bend, IN (SBB)
Springfield / Branson, MO (SGF)
Springfield, IL (SPI)
St. Louis, MO (STL)
Stillwater, OK (SWO)
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
Wichita Falls, TX (SPS)
Delta Air Lines
Delta has issued a travel waiver for customers scheduled to travel to, from or through the following cities between Jan. 24 through Jan 26. Rebooked travel must begin no later than Jan. 29 to avoid paying for any difference in fares. Details can be found on Delta's website.
Akron, OH (CAK)
Chicago, IL (MDW, ORD)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Dayton, OH (DAY)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Escanaba, MI (ESC)
Fayetteville, AR (XNA)
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Iron Mountain, MI (IMT)
Kalamazoo, MI (AZO)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
Lansing, MI (LAN)
Little Rock, AR (LIT)
Marquette, MI (MQT)
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
Pellston, MI (PLN)
Pontiac, MI (PTK)
Saginaw, MI (MBS)
St. Louis, MO (STL)
Sault Ste. Marie, MI (CIU)
Springfield, MO (SGF)
Traverse City, MI (TVC)
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
Wichita, KS (ICT)
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Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines is waiving change fees for customers who had flights booked to or from the following cities between Jan. 24 through Jan. 26. Details and restrictions can be found on Frontier's website.
Chicago, IL (ORD,MDW)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
St. Louis, MO (STL)
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JetBlue
JetBlue customers who had flights scheduled to or from the following cities on Jan. 24 or 25 may rebook without penalty for travel through Jan. 27. Details are available on JetBlue's website.
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Chicago, IL (ORD)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
Southwest Airlines
Southwest travelers with flights scheduled for the following days and cities may rebook or fly standby within 14 days of their original travel dates, between the same cities without penalty in fare difference. More information on the travel waiver can be found on Southwest's website.
Tuesday-Wednesday, January 24-25:
Amarillo, TX (AMA)
Lubbock, TX (LBB)
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
Wichita, KS (ICT)
Tuesday-Thursday, January 24-26:
Chicago (Midway), IL (MDW)
Chicago (O’Hare), IL (ORD)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
Louisville, KY (SDF)
St. Louis, MO (STL)
Wednesday-Thursday, January 25-26:
Albany, NY (ALB)
Buffalo/Niagara, NY (BUF)
Hartford, CT (BDL)
Manchester, NH (MHT)
Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Portland, ME (PWM)
Rochester, NY (ROC)
Syracuse, NY (SYR)
Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines customers who had flights booked for the following cities on Jan. 25 or 26 may rebook for travel through Feb. 1 without paying change fees or fare differences. After Feb. 1, the change fee will be waived, but fare differences may apply. Additional details are available on Spirit's website.
Chicago, IL (ORD)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
United Airlines
United Airlines is waiving rebooking fees for customers who had flights scheduled for the following cities between Jan. 24 though Jan. 26. Flights must be rebooked and completed by Feb. 1. United is also offering a separate travel waiver for customer impacted by thunderstorms in central Texas. Details on both waivers are available on United's website.
Akron/Canton, OH (CAK)
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)
Amarillo, TX (AMA)
Chicago-O'Hare, IL (ORD)
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Columbus, OH (CMH)
Dayton, OH (DAY)
Decatur, IL (DEC)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Bentonville, AR (XNA)
Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
Hobbs, NM (HOB)
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
Joplin, MO (JLN)
Lexington, KY (LEX)
Louisville, KY (SDF)
Lubbock, TX (LBB)
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
Santa Fe, NM (SAF)
South Bend, IN (SBN)
Springfield, IL (SPI)
Springfield, MO (SGF)
St. Louis, MO (STL)
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
Contributing: Zach Wicher, USA TODAY
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