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(Reuters) — Airlines in the United States have canceled or delayed thousands of flights during peak holiday travel on Friday due to severe winter storm warnings, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
A total of 1,356 flights were canceled and 4,276 delayed as of 1:30 p.m. ET, the website said.
At Indianapolis International Airport, 14 flights were canceled and 42 were delayed.
The National Weather Service issued warnings of winter storms this afternoon which “will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning.”
Airports in potential impact regions such as John F. Kennedy Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport have also put out posts on X, warning travelers of potential delays or cancellations.
JetBlue Airways has canceled 225 flights, the most among the carriers, closely followed by Delta Air Lines canceling 186 flights, 155 by Republic Airways, 96 by American Airlines and 82 by United Airlines.
An American Airlines spokesperson told Reuters the carrier has “issued a travel alert allowing those whose plans may be affected to rebook without change fees.”
JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, Republic and United Airlines did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
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