Airlines are canceling nearly 4,000 flights scheduled for Thursday in the U.S. as a massive winter storm begins to head across the country.
As of 7 a.m. ET, the website FlightAware had recorded 3,804 flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States.
According to CNBC, Southwest, American, Delta, United and other airlines “said they would waive fare differences for travelers who plan to rebook flights because of the storm.”
“The storm will be prolonged, with several rounds of winter weather lasting through Thursday for portions of the central U.S. before shifting to the interior Northeast,” according to the National Weather Service.
The storm began its march across the country on Wednesday, causing airlines to cancel around 1,400 flights. More than 11 inches of snow had been recorded at Midway Airport in Chicago by Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported.
Winter storm warnings cover a swath of the country from Texas up to Maine.
Snow falls on a ground crew working outside a parked plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
Snow and ice are cleared outside a parked plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
A man walks on the Monon Trail as snot blows, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
Edward Caldwell works to clear a downed tree at his moms house on February 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. The massive storm, working its way across the Midwest, continues to blast states with snow, sleet, and freezing rain in some areas.
Ice from winter storm Landon accumulates on an art installation in the Edge District neighborhood on February 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. The massive storm, working its way across the Midwest, continues to blast states with snow, sleet, and freezing rain in some areas.
A rider steps onto a bus during a light freezing rain in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
Ice coats trees and the road as an SUV drives in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
People sled down Flag Pole Hill Park, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Dallas. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas.
Downtown Dallas is seen in the distance with ice and snow covered houses along the Western banks of White Rock Lake, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas.
Adam Basch pulls Lim Walthall on his sled, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
People walk on a sidewalk along a busy road where the canopies on the trees were frozen over after a winter storm that moved in overnight in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.
