Flights cancellations continue Wednesday with American, Southwest bearing the brunt

Nathan Diller, USA TODAY
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Flight cancellations are mounting Wednesday as dangerous winter weather extends across the Southeast this week.

A winter storm warning will remain in effect until Thursday morning across swaths of north and central Texas, with mostly freezing rain and sleet expected in the area, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth warned.

More than 2,300 U.S. flights were canceled around 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, with over 3,100 more delayed, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Southwest and American Airlines, which are both based in Texas, saw the most cancellations, scrapping around 17% and 28% of their schedules respectively.

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More than 5,400 U.S. flights have been canceled since Monday.

While the Department of Transportation requires airlines to issue refunds to travelers whose flights are canceled, airlines also began issuing waivers as the winter weather rolled in. The cold front comes after a winter storm disrupted flights last week.

American Airlines

American is waiving change fees for travelers scheduled to fly between Jan. 29 and Feb. 3, according to its website. Passengers must rebook by Feb. 3 and travel by Feb. 8. The waiver applies to the following cities:

  • Austin, Texas (AUS)

  • Charleston, West Virginia (CRW)

  • Cincinnati, Ohio (CVG)

  • Columbus, Ohio (CMH)

  • Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)

  • Dayton, Ohio (DAY)

  • Lexington, Kentucky (LEX)

  • Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT)

  • Louisville, Kentucky (SDF)

  • Lubbock, Texas (LBB)

  • Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)

  • Midland / Odessa, Texas (MAF)

  • Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)

  • Northwest Arkansas / Bentonville, Arkansas (XNA)

  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC)

  • San Antonio, Texas (SAT)

  • Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV)

  • Springfield / Branson, Missouri (SGF)

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL)

Delta Air Lines

Delta will let passengers planning to travel between Tuesday and Thursday rebook their flights to take place on or before Feb. 5 without paying a fare difference or change fee where applicable, according to its website. The waiver applies in the following cities:

  • Austin, Texas (AUS)

  • Charleston, West Virginia (CRW)

  • Cincinnati, Ohio (CVG)

  • Columbus, Ohio (CMH)

  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)

  • Dallas, Texas (Love Field DAL)

  • Dayton, Ohio (DAY)

  • Fayetteville, Arkansas (XNA)

  • Lexington, Kentucky (LEX)

  • Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT)

  • Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)

  • Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL)

Frontier Airlines

Frontier is waiving change fees for travelers scheduled to fly through select cities between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, according to its website. The waiver applies to the following cities:

  • Dallas, Texas (DFW)

  • San Antonio, Texas (SAT)

  • Austin, Texas (AUS)

  • Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)

  • Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)

  • Fayetteville, Arkansas (XNA)

JetBlue

JetBlue is waiving change fees and fare differences for travelers scheduled to fly between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 in select cities, according to its website. Travelers must rebook by Feb. 4. The waiver applies to the following cities:

  • Austin, Texas (AUS)

  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)

  • Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)

  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)

Southwest Airlines

Southwest is allowing travelers to rebook without paying a fare difference for flights taken within 14 days of their original travel date, according to its website. The waiver applies to travel between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 in the following cities:

  • Amarillo, Texas (AMA)

  • Austin, Texas (AUS)

  • Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)

  • Dallas (Love Field), Texas (DAL)

  • Lubbock, Texas (LBB)

  • Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT)

  • Midland, Texas (MAF)

  • Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)

  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC)

  • San Antonio, Texas (SAT)

  • Louisville, Kentucky (SDF)

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL)

Spirit Airlines

Spirit is waiving change fees and fare differences for travelers scheduled to fly in select cities between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, according to its website. The fare difference is waived through Feb. 7. The waiver applies to the following cities:

  • Austin, TX (AUS)

  • Dallas, TX (DFW)

United Airlines

Travelers scheduled to fly with United in select cities between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2 can rebook without paying a change fee or fare difference on flights through Feb. 5, according to its website. They must rebook by that date as well. The waiver applies to the following cities:

  • Austin, TX (AUS)

  • Charleston, WV (CRW)

  • Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW)

  • Bentonville, AR (XNA)

  • Hobbs, NM (HOB)

  • Lexington, KY (LEX)

  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)

  • Louisville, KY (SDF)

  • Lubbock, TX (LBB)

  • Memphis, TN (MEM)

  • Midland, TX (MAF)

  • Nashville, TN (BNA)

  • Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)

  • Paducah, KY (PAH)

  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)

  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)

  • Springfield, MO (SGF)

  • Tulsa, OK (TUL)

Contributing: Zach Wichter and Eve Chen, USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Flight cancellations Wednesday: Weather disrupts thousands of flights