The past few weeks of winter weather have been brutal on the United States, particularly, the northeastern potion of the country. As you might have heard by now, record low temperatures are due to blanket the northern states over the next few days. In preparation for Winter Storm Jayden and the Midwest Deep Freeze, airlines issued the following travel waivers:
Airports:
- Akron/Canton, OH (CAK)
- Albany, NY (ALB)
- Allentown, PA (ABE)
- Bangor, ME (BGR)
- Buffalo, NY (BUF)
- Burlington, VT (BTV)
- Cleveland, OH (CLE)
- Elmira, NY (ELM)
- Erie, PA (ERI)
- Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
- Ithaca, NY (ITH)
- Manchester, NH (MHT)
- Montréal, QC, CA (YUL)
- New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK)
- New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
- New York/Newark, NJ (EWR)
- Ottawa, ON, CA (YOW)
- Philadelphia, PA (PIT)
- Pittsburgh, NY (ROC)
- Plattsburgh, NY (ROC)
- Portland, ME (PWM)
- Presque Isle, ME (PQI)
- Quebec City, QB, CA (YQB)
- Rochester, NY (ROC)
- State College, PA (SCE)
- Syracuse, NY (SYR)
- White Plains, NY (HPN)
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (AVP)
Original travel date(s):
January 29, 2019
Flight changes:
The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before February 1, 2019, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed.
Airports:
- Chicago-O’Hare, IL (ORD)
Original travel date(s):
January 27 – February 1, 2019
Flight changes:
The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before February 4, 2019, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed.
If you’re traveling to/through/from:
- Albany, New York (ALB)
- Allentown, Pennsylvania (ABE
- Bangor, Maine (BGR)
- Boston, Massachusetts (BOS)
- Buffalo, New York (BUF)
- Burlington, Vermont (BVT)
- Cleveland, Ohio (CLE)
- Erie, Pennsylvania (ERI)
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (MDT)
- Islip, New York (ISP)
- Ithaca, New York (ITH)
- Manchester, New Hampshire (MHT)
- Montreal, Canada (YUL)
- Nantucket, Massachusetts (ACK)
- New Haven, Connecticut (HVN)
- New York Kennedy, New York (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia, New York (LGA)
- Newark, New Jersey, (EWR)
- Ottawa, Canada (YOW)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PIT)
- Portland, Maine (PWM)
- Providence, Rhode Island (PVD)
- Rochester, New York (ROC)
- State College, Pennsylvania (SCE)
- Stewart Newburgh, New York (SWF)
- Syracuse, New York (SYR)
- Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
- Watertown, New York (ART)
- White Plains / Westchester County, New York (HPN)
- Wilkes-Barre / Scranton, Pennsylvania (AVP)
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania (IPT)
- Worcester, Massachusetts (ORH)
The change fee may be waived if you:
Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
Bought your ticket by January 28, 2019
Are scheduled to travel January 29-30, 2019
Can travel January 28 – February 2, 2019
Don’t change your origin or destination city
Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference. If your trip is eligible, you can change it online. Here’s how:
Change your trip
Find your trip
If your trip is eligible, you’ll see the option to ‘change trip’ in the toolbar
Call Reservations
Call Reservations to change your trip
If you’re traveling to/through/from:
- Chicago, Illinois (ORD)
The change fee may be waived if you:
Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
Bought your ticket by January 25, 2019
Are scheduled to travel January 27 – 30, 2019
Can travel January 25 – February 3, 2019
Don’t change your origin or destination city
Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference. If your trip is eligible, you can change it online. Here’s how:
Change your trip
Find your trip
If your trip is eligible, you’ll see the option to ‘change trip’ in the toolbar
Call Reservations
Call Reservations to change your trip
Affected Cities (To / From / Through)
- Akron/Canton, OH (CAK)
- Albany, NY (ALB)
- Allentown, PA (ABE)
- Bangor, ME (BGR)
- Buffalo, NY (BUF)
- Burlington, VT (BTV)
- Cleveland, OH (CLE)
- Elmira, NY (ELM)
- Erie, PA (ERI)
- Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
- Hartford, CT (BDL)
- Ithaca, NY (ITH)
- Manchester, NH (MHT)
- Montreal, QC (YUL)
- Newark, NJ (EWR)
- New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
- New York – Laguardia, NY (LGA)
- Newburgh, New York (SWF)
- Ottawa, ON (YOW)
- Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
- Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
- Portland, ME (PWM)
- Rochester, NY (ROC)
- Scranton, PA (AVP)
- State College, PA (SCE)
- Syracuse, NY (SYR)
- Toronto, ON (YYZ)
- White Plains, NY (HPN)
Original travel date(s):
January 29 – 30, 2019
Ticket must be Reissued On or Before:
February 2, 2019
Rebooked Travel must begin no later than:
February 2, 2019
Affected Cities (To / From / Through)
- Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Original travel date(s):
January 29 – 30, 2019
Ticket must be Reissued On or Before:
February 2, 2019
Rebooked Travel must begin no later than:
February 2, 2019
Affected Cities (To / From / Through)
- Chicago Midway, IL (MDW)
- Chicago O’hare, IL (ORD)
Original travel date(s):
January 28, 2019
Ticket must be Reissued On or Before:
February 1, 2019
Rebooked Travel must begin no later than:
February 1, 2019
Final Word
The airlines continuously do a great job of proactively offering waivers to travelers affected by bad weather. If you do not need to travel to the areas identified, change your itinerary as soon as possible. Stay safe.
