Due to strong winter storm forecasts, American airlines canceled or postponed thousands of flights during Friday’s busiest holiday travel period, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. As of 12:30 p.m. ET, 3,808 flights had been delayed and 1,139 had been canceled, according to the website.
This afternoon, the National Weather Service warned of winter storms that “will cause hazardous travel circumstances for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today until Saturday morning.
John F. Kennedy Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport are among the airports in possible impact regions that have posted on X alerting travellers to possible delays or cancellations.
Among the carriers, JetBlue Airways has canceled the most flights (225), followed by Delta Air Lines (186), Republic Airways (155), American Airlines (96), and United Airlines (82).
Reuters was informed by an American Airlines representative that the airline had “issued a travel alert allowing those whose plans may be affected to rebook without change fees.” Reuters’ inquiries for comment from JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, Republic, and United Airlines were not immediately answered.
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