Northeast Blizzard: U.S. Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Flights Ahead Of March 14 Snowstorm

The impending winter storm that is expected to blanket parts of the northeast with as much as 2 feet of snow is significantly impacting air travel in and out of major hubs on the East Coast, with thousands of flights being canceled over a three-day period from Monday to Wednesday.

Preparing for the snow and whiteout conditions, airlines are already warning travelers of flight delays and cancelations. Major airlines, including United, American and Southwest, have announced information regarding travel waivers that passengers can use to reschedule their planned travel should their flights be impacted.

At Chicago's two main airports, O'Hare and Midway, more than 500 flights have been canceled Sunday night and Monday morning owing to the snow in the region. Big hubs on the East Coast, including New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and BWI in Baltimore, are warning people with travel plans this week to check the status of their flight with their airlines.

The exact number of flight cancelations and delays is somewhat unclear. Southwest Airlines has canceled 318 flights on Monday, according to an airline spokeswoman. Another 886 flights scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled, and 129 Wednesday flights have also been canceled. American Airlines has canceled 450 flights Monday and another 1,450 flights have been canceled for Tuesday.

American Airlines operations in and out of major airports will be impacted as detailed below:

Chicago O’Hare (ORD): 200 regional flights canceled until 12 p.m. CT today. Normal operations will resume this afternoon.

Washington, D.C (DCA): Flights before 8 a.m. ET Tuesday have been canceled. Operations will gradually resume after 8 a.m. ET.

Philadelphia (PHL): Flights before 5 p.m. ET Tuesday have been canceled. Operations will gradually resume after 5 p.m. ET.

New York-area airports (LGA/JFK): All Tuesday flights have been canceled. Normal operations will resume Wednesday morning.

Boston (BOS): Flights after 8 a.m. ET Tuesday have been canceled. Normal operations will resume Wednesday morning.

A spokesman for Delta Airlines said the airline has canceled 130 flights for Monday and another 800 for Tuesday in the northeast. Delta expects to resume operations with a reduced schedule Tuesday and operations are expected to return to normal Wednesday. Jet Blue has cancelled 850 flights, with the majority of the cancelations - 656 - falling on Tuesday, according to an airline spokesman.

According to Flightaware, the website that tracks flights and records disruption to air travel, more than 1,400 flights within, into or out of the United States have been canceled Monday, as of about 3:20 p.m.

According to the latest update from the National Weather Service, a powerful nor'easter will bring very heavy snow, ice, strong winds and dangerous travel conditions from the Middle Atlantic to New England through Tuesday. Anywhere between 12-18 inches of snow is expected from the northern Mid-Atlantic to Southern New England with as much as 2 feet of snow possible in some major cities.

Below, we've curated information regarding travel waivers for specific airlines:

American Airlines

Southwest

Delta

United

Virgin America

Jet Blue

Patch will continue to update this post with updated number of flight cancelations.

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