A huge winter storm is set to hit the northeast, with over a foot of snow expected in some areas. Airlines have been cancelling hundreds of flights ahead of the storm and many travelers are finding themselves stranded at airports.
Delta Air Lines is adding over 70 flights to Europe for summer 2022. The storm has caused many airlines to cancel hundreds of flights ahead of the storm.
The arrival of catastrophic weather conditions has already hampered weekend travel, with a big storm anticipated to deliver strong winds and over a foot of snow to portions of the Northeast.
To prevent passengers and staff members being stuck on the day of their planned trip, airlines have proactively canceled hundreds of flights ahead of the system’s arrival.
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According to CNBC News, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for all areas from Maryland to Maine today. A winter storm warning has been issued for New York City and several of its surrounding regions, as well as a blizzard warning for Boston, which is expected to last until Sunday morning.
According to the aviation monitoring website FlightAware, airlines have canceled 3,710 flights for Saturday as of 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday. Today’s total cancellations was 2,390, with the most badly hit airports being New York, Chicago, and Boston.
On Friday, 234 flights were canceled at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 230 at LaGuardia (LGA), 166 at Newark Liberty International (EWR), 232 at Chicago O’Hare (ORD), and 141 at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) (BOS).
So far on Saturday, the number of flight cancellations has climbed into the 500s and 600s for both leaving and arriving flights at these same airports. More than 90 percent of Boston Logan’s Saturday schedule, or 603 total flights, had to be canceled. Meanwhile, LaGuardia has canceled 529 flights, or around 92 percent of tomorrow’s itinerary.
According to Travel + Leisure, many major airlines have already issued travel waivers for canceled flights to and from various East Coast destinations ahead of the storm’s arrival. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Spirit Airlines are among the airlines that have previously done so. Fare discrepancies are usually forgiven if replacement tickets are taken within a certain time limit, the seats are in the same cabin, and the trip travels between the same locations as the original booking.
When COVID-19 made it almost difficult for passengers to make reliable travel arrangements in 2020, most airlines had already discontinued change costs for standard economy tickets (but not basic economy).
The “winter storms 2022” is a winter storm that has caused airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in the United States. The storm will be hitting the east coast and could cause major delays for travelers.
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