All major airlines have issued waivers for travel over the weekend, allowing passengers to rebook onto earlier or later flights to avoid the storms.
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American Airlines said Thursday that it is canceling all flights to and from Charlotte on Friday because of an expected winter storm. All American Airlines flights after the late morning on Saturday will be cancelled out of all three New York City airports.
Delta is waiving its change fee to travelers planning to fly at 19 airports between Boston and Washington this weekend.
It also canceled flights Saturday in Philadelphia.
For many, it’s still up in the air what will fall: Little Rock, Arkansas, for instance could see rain, sleet and even snow thunder overnight in addition to heavy snow, according to the National Weather Service. Passengers must have purchased their tickets before Wednesday.
All other flights are operating on time, but could change depending on weather conditions.
Longtime Cardinals season-ticket holder Vicki Jenkins figured her flight to Charlotte was safe because she was due to leave Phoenix tonight on a red-eye flight via Chicago, arriving in Charlotte Friday morning. United refunded their $477 flights because the flight was canceled.
At this point, Southwest Airlines is not offering waivers for Richmond flights.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has issued a state of emergency ahead of an upcoming winter storm that threatens to bring heavy snowfall to the Washington area and the Northeast. We plan on resuming operations Sunday at all three New York-area airports.
Customers whose flights are cancelled can request a refund or reschedule their travel on www.aa.com by retrieving their reservation.
January is one of the lightest months for travel at Asheville Regional Airport, but throughout the week they still have a steady number of people traveling.
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This morning Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Melanie Jones said the airline’s Network Operations Control Center Team was “actively monitoring the track and intensity of the storm and will make adjustments to flight schedules, as necessary, including canceling flights”.
