Airlines canceled more than 4,000 flights as extreme winter weather swept through the United States
and other airlines issued weather waivers for dozens of destinations around the country, allowing travelers to change their departures without paying a change fee or difference in fare.
Airlines routinely will cancel flights ahead of bad weather so travelers, crews and planes aren't stranded at airports at the last minute, a situation that can cause disruptions to snowball. The weather could hurt what airlines expected to be busy travel days to cap a rocky year. United said it expects year-end holidays to be busier than Thanksgiving with 440,000 passengers a day on average. The carrier projected Jan. 2 will be the busiest day sinceTravelers arrive for their flights at United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas Holiday at O'Hare International Airport on December 22, 2022, in Chicago.
American Airlines, for its part, has been offering extra pay for crews to work on peak holidays to shore up staffing. "It's all hands on deck to ensure our customers are cared for during the holiday travel season, including when severe weather hits," American said in a statement. "Critical to our preparations was sizing the airline for the resources we have available and operating conditions we face, as well as being able to react quickly to get our customers on their way once the weather clears.
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