About half of Southwest’s canceled flights on Monday and Tuesday were into or out of its home base airport, Dallas Love Field
Southwest spokesman Chris Perry said travelers should confirm their flight status on“As we commonly do, our teams made proactive schedule reductions in advance of [the storm’s] potential effects on our operation,” Perry said in an email. “To provide flexible rebooking options, ais active for customers traveling to/from/through a number of airports where we operate in Texas and Oklahoma.”
At DFW International Airport, more than 320 inbound or outbound flights were canceled Monday with nearly 370 others delayed. Fort Worth-based American Airlines already cut its flight schedule by almost 300 routes for Tuesday.for passengers traveling to, from or through DFW International Airport.“The vast majority of affected flights were canceled in advance so we could proactively notify and accommodate our customers and avoid last-minute disruptions at the airport,” Urgo said in an email.
American is waiving change fees for passengers booked in any fare class for tickets bought for flights scheduled between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2. Other conditions apply as well, such as flying from the same originating and destination airports and rebooking in the same cabin or agreeing to pay the difference.
Travelers making changes must rebook by Feb. 2 and travel must be completed within a year of the original ticket date, and some differences in fares may apply.for Dallas County and other parts of North Texas starting Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning. Storms brought sleet and freezing rain all over the region Monday morning and afternoon causing hazardous road conditions, according to the weather service.
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