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“Polar vortex” triggers travel advisories & airline fee waivers

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Here’s a rundown of the current airline fee waivers and travels advisories posted as of Sunday evening, January 5, 2014, for the latest round of snowstorms, including Ion, and for the icy weather in the Midwest that’s been described as “polar vortex.” If you’ve got a flight planned be sure to check with your airline – and your airport – for information that may be updated and revised on Monday morning.

American Airlines: Travel advisory for travel scheduled January 5-6 for travel to, through or from a long list of airports. Details here.

Delta Air Lines: Advisory for travel scheduled January 5-6 to, through or from a long list of airports. Details here.

Frontier Airlines: Advisory noted for travel to or from Bloomington, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Denver.  Details here.

Jet Blue: Advisory posted on January 5 regarding “operational recovery” from last week’s storms, a Northeast fee waiver and a Chicago fee waiver. More details here.

Southwest Airlines: Advisory listed for Chicago Midway  and a long list of other cities. More details here.

SpiritAirlines. Advisory covers Detroit and Niagara Falls, NY. Details here.

US Airways: Travel advisory for January 5-6 includes Toronto, Canada (Pearson Int’l Airport); Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Detroit, MI; St. Louis, MO; Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; Akron, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; and Erie, PA. Details here.

United Airlines: Travel advisory is for flights in a long list of cities through January 8. Details here.

Snowstorm triggers cancellations & fee waivers

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Here’s a rundown of the airline fee waivers offered due to snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast as of Thursday evening, January 2nd. Be sure to check with your airline – and your airport – for updates.

Alaska Airlines: Travel advisory in effect for travel scheduled January 2 and 3 for travel to or from Boston Logan, Liberty Newark (EWR) and Philadelphia International Airport. Details here.

American Airlines: Travel advisory for travel scheduled January 2 and 3 to or from: Boston (BOS), Buffalo (BUF), Harrisburg, PA (MDT), Hartford, CT (BDL), New York Kennedy, NY (JFK)
New York LaGuardia, NY (LGA), Newark, NJ (EWR), Philadelphia, PA (PHL), Rochester, NY (ROC)
Syracuse, NY (SYR),Westchester County / White Plains, NY (HPN). Details here.

Delta Air Lines: Advisory for travel scheduled January 2 and 3 to or from airports in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Details here.

Frontier Airlines: Advisory noted for travel through January 3 for Harrisburg, PA (MDT), New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA), Philadelphia, PA (PHL), Trenton, NJ (TTN), Washington-Reagan, D.C. (DCA), and Wilmington, DE (ILG). Details here.

Jet Blue: Advisory listed for travel scheduled through January 3rd for Baltimore, MD (BWI), Boston, MA (BOS), Buffalo, NY (BUF), Hartford Springfield, CT (BDL), New York (JFK), New York (LGA), Newburgh, NY (SWF), Newark, NJ (EWR), Pittsburgh, PA (PIT), Portland, ME (PWM), Providence, RI (PVD), Reagan National Airport (DCA), Rochester, NY (ROC), Syracuse, NY (SYR),Washington Dulles (IAD), Westchester County, NY (HPN), Worcester, MA (ORH). Details here.

Southwest Airlines: Advisory listed for Akron-Canton (CAK), Albany (ALB), Boston Logan (BOS),Buffalo/Niagara (BUF),Chicago (Midway) (MDW), Cleveland (CLE), Hartford (BDL), Long Island/Islip (ISP), Manchester (MHT), Milwaukee (MKE), New York (LaGuardia) (LGA), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), Pittsburgh (PIT), Portland (PWM), Providence (PVD), Rochester (ROC). Details here.

Spirit Airlines. Advisory covers Atlantic City (ACY), Boston (BOS), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Latrobe (LBE), Niagara Falls, New York (IAG), Philadelphia (PHL). Details here.

US Airways: Travel advisory includes Hartford, CT ; New Haven, CT ; Portland, ME ; Boston, MA ; Manchester, NH ; Newark, NJ ; Albany, NY ; Binghamton, NY ; Buffalo, NY ; Islip, NY ; New York, NY (JFK Airport) ; New York, NY (LaGuardia) ; Newburgh, NY ; Rochester, NY ; Syracuse, NY ; White Plains, NY ; Allentown, PA ; Harrisburg, PA ; Philadelphia, PA ; Scranton, PA ; Providence, RI. Details here.

United Airlines: Travel advisory issued for a very long list cities. Details here.

Virgin America: Cities include advisory are:o or from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Details here.