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Canceled Flights Pile Up As Major Storm Threatens Eastern US

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International: We’ll reduce the operation Friday afternoon at all three airports.

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One reason airlines are canceling flights is that the industry does not want passengers stranded at airports or stuck on planes for hours, a frequent occurrence in the past.

Customers with cancelled flights can request a refund or schedule their travel, American said.

American Airlines is offering fee waivers for a long list of Northeast cities along with Kentucky and Arkansas airports.

The storm is also impacting flights at the San Francisco International Airport. Another 3,400 flights have been canceled for Saturday, including all flights into and out of Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and NY.

The only good news for fliers: Saturday is the slowest travel day of the week.

American reduced flights Friday evening in Philadelphia, and cancelled all flights on Saturday. Numerous flights have been cancelled or delayed as a result of the looming storm. All flights are still scheduled to depart on time on Sunday.

Airlines at Chicago’s two major airports have canceled at least 215 flights largely due to a blizzard threatening down on the East Coast. Anyone who had planned to fly on United was advised to check their flight status before going to the airport.

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United also began canceling flights to the Mid-Atlantic from late Friday afternoon, saying it would halt all service to some airports through Sunday. Its cancellations were spread across a number of airports, including BWI, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Boston, Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C., among others. The airline plans to resume flights Saturday morning.

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