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United canceled 3,700 flights scheduled from Sunday through Wednesday 16% of its trips systemwide said airline spokesman Rahsaan Johnson. Some Sunday flights were canceled to help keep air traffic moving in parts of the country that weren t in the storm s path.
We want to ensure we get airplanes out of the path of the storm to minimize disruption for customers outside the region, Johnson said. We don t want to inconvenience customers flying from, say, Los Angeles to San Francisco, because their airplane is stuck on the East Coast.
United planned to end all flights into and out of New York s three major airports, as well as Philadelphia, between 6 and 7 p.m. Sunday, with service expected to resume Tuesday evening. There will be no United flights to and from Washington on Monday. Smaller regional airports bus tour of washington dc in the storm s path, from Charleston, W.Va., to Portland, Maine, will also see some or all flights canceled Monday and early Tuesday.
Delta said it would cancel all flights into and out of the New York area, as well as Philadelphia, on Sunday night. The airline also expected to suspend service Monday morning at roughly a dozen airports from Washington to Boston, with service expected to start again on Tuesday.
American Airlines and its regional carrier American Eagle canceled 140 flights on Sunday and another 1,431 flights scheduled for Monday through Wednesday in cities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy may force some additional delays and cancellations of scheduled flights to the region, spokesman Kent Powell said.
Most airlines are waiving fees for passengers bus tour of washington dc who want to reschedule their trips. United said that it would also give refunds bus tour of washington dc to passengers whose flights were canceled or delayed more than two hours. Southwest is offering refunds for canceled flights into and out of several cities, including Baltimore and Hartford.
Some passengers were reporting waits as long as two hours as they tried to rebook. Airlines were encouraging passengers to use their websites. United bus tour of washington dc s Johnson bus tour of washington dc said for those who don t need to take a canceled trip after all, it might be best to wait a few days before calling.
Call volumes are up, which leads to longer wait times, Johnson said. Those travelers bus tour of washington dc whose flights are canceled and who no longer need to travel can delay calling us and apply for a refund after the storm has passed. That can help to reduce overall volume and wait times for customers who do need to rebook.