Airlines waive change fees ahead of another monster winter storm
Travelers look at the flight status board as flights are delayed and canceled following a severe winter storm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 26, 2026.
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U.S. airlines have waived cancellation and change fees for flights from Virginia to Maine ahead of another major winter storm that will once again test carriers at the end of the winter break.
Delta Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airlines, United Airlines and Spirit Airlines waived fare and fare differences for passengers if they can travel by February 26. Southwest Airlines Customers have the right to make changes without paying a difference in fare if they rebook a flight or book a replacement flight within two weeks, he said.
The storm could bring 13 to 18 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 55 mph to parts of southern Connecticut and southeastern New York, according to the National Weather Service. The blizzard warning will go into effect at 6 a.m. ET on Sunday.
As of 11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, cancellations for Sunday’s programming were minimal across the U.S. ahead of the storm, whose effects were predicted to last through much of Monday.
January’s Fern Storm and subsequent bitter cold caused mass travel disruptions across large parts of the United States
American Airlines has struggled to recover, facing harsh criticism from flight crews, some of whom were stranded and forced to sleep in airports, and escalated tensions between front-line workers and the company’s CEO, Robert Isom.
The storm cost Americans between $150 million and $200 million in income, the carrier said in its earnings call last month.
