A handful of major airlines are waiving change fees as Winter Storm Diego is expected to bring freezing rain, heavy snow and damaging ice to a large swath of the southern U.S. this weekend and into early next week.
United Airlines and Frontier Airlines are among those carriers that will allow affected travelers to rebook their flights without having to pay a costly change fee.
Travelers will have several days to complete the rebooked travel in most cases.
American’s waiver covers cities such as Oklahoma City and Springfield, Missouri through Saturday and cities including Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee through Monday.
Other notable cities expected to be impacted include Santa Fe, New Mexico; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virginia, among others.
Due to the winter weather in the Southern Plains, we’ve issued a travel waiver for December 8th. View more details here: https://t.co/ezngvDdOCs
— Delta (@Delta) December 6, 2018
Due to forecasted winter weather conditions, service to certain cities may be disrupted through Saturday, December 8.
Check your flight status and explore rebooking options: https://t.co/m3Hfzwy9jy pic.twitter.com/Vj1br7ben3
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) December 7, 2018
We have issued a travel waiver in advance of Winter Storm Diego. Please check your flight status on our mobile app or at https://t.co/7fA7qou73B before going to the airport. https://t.co/ucRZKCX2cP pic.twitter.com/yyxcsxt63C
— United Airlines (@united) December 6, 2018
With the expected impact to travel conditions from a winter weather system moving through the central US, we have issued a weather advisory for 12/7 and 12/8. Please read full details here: https://t.co/yFprl6UYIO pic.twitter.com/0loWZj00av
— Frontier Airlines (@FlyFrontier) December 6, 2018
According to Weather.com, Diego is likely to cause significant travel disruptions from parts of the southern Plains into the Southeast in the coming days as ice accumulations in some areas could be enough to take down trees and knock out power.
Travelers are always encouraged to check their flight status with their airline before arriving at the airport.
