2,400-plus flights canceled due to winter storm, Travel Waivers issued for East Coast regions

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US winter storm causes thousands of flights cancellation

Airlines have issued a fresh set of travel waivers for a wide portion of the East Coast Wednesday as airports in Texas continue to dig out after record ice and snow.

The National Weather Service stated Wednesday that over 100 million Americans are under winter storm warnings, watches, or advisories as another round of “heavy snow and treacherous ice accumulations” approached the East Coast.

As of 2:30 p.m. EST, FlightAware counted more than 2,400 canceled flights and more than 900 delays for Wednesday. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport still led the world in canceled flights with American Airlines heading up the checklist of carriers with the most canceled flights.

Meanwhile, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, which had closed its airfield due to the storm, reopened Tuesday night but cautioned passengers to check with their carriers before coming to the airport. Austin Bergstrom International Airport stated it would reopen at 1 p.m. CST Wednesday after being closed Tuesday.

Airline waivers for East Coast, Midwest

As of Wednesday morning, most major U.S. airlines had waivers in place for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Friday or Saturday. Southwest and United also covered travel in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee through Friday.

American Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 18-20

Destinations Covered: 37, covering an area from Cleveland to Bangor, Maine. All the New York City and Washington, D.C.-area airports are included, as well as Philadelphia.

Details: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp

Delta Air Lines

Dates covered: Feb. 18-20

Destinations Covered: 15, including the New York and Washington metro airports, as well as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Details: https://www.delta.com/us/en/advisories/weather-alerts/northeastern-us-winter-weather

JetBlue Airways

Dates covered: Feb. 18-19

Destinations Covered: 15, including New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and airports as far north as Boston and as far south as Richmond, Virginia.

Details: https://www.jetblue.com/travel-alerts

Southwest Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 17-19

Destinations covered: One of Southwest’s waivers covers travel in and out of Little Rock, Arkansas; Cincinnati; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, and Memphis, Tennessee. Its second waiver covers 15 destinations across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, from Richmond to Boston.

Details: https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa_travel_advisory_20211121613166659852.html

United Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 17-20

Destinations covered: One of United’s waivers covers travel throughout 35 airports within the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, from West Virginia to Vermont from Wednesday through Saturday. The other covers 15 Midwestern destinations from Nashville to Toronto for Wednesday through Friday.

Details: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/notices.html

Waivers for the southern U.S.

American, Southwest, and United Airlines, which all have a massive presence within the Lone Star State, still have lively flight waivers covering travel for Wednesday and Thursday.