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After wreaking havoc on flights across the Midwest this past weekend, a powerful winter storm — dubbed Jayden by The Weather Channel — is cancelling thousands of flights across the Northeast, Midwest and into the Southeast.
According to FlightAware’s cancellation tracker, there were 312 flights cancelled Sunday and 1,986 flights cancelled on Monday. By 8:30am, Tuesday’s flight cancellation total has already surpassed 1,000 — plus another 562 flights have already been cancelled for Wednesday.
So far, the hardest-hit airports for Tuesday and Wednesday are:
The storm has already dumped more than 15 inches in parts of the Midwest, but it’s not done yet. Parts of New York are expected to get more than 12 inches of snow with parts of the Midwest and Northeast getting a widespread 8+ inches of snow:
As of 8:00am ET Tuesday, airlines have issued waivers for a combined 49 airports for travel from Tuesday-Thursday:
Here are the current weather waivers:
Chicago
Northeast U.S. and Canada
Chicago Winter Weather
Northeast US Winter Weather
No active waivers by: Alaska, Spirit, Sun Country
As we move deeper into winter, these storms are another reminder to book flights with a card that offers solid trip delay and cancellation insurance. When I got stuck in Japan for four extra days due to a typhoon, I was very grateful for Citi Prestige’s trip delay protection, which reimbursed $1,000 of our expenses from the last-minute four-day extension to our visit.
Although Citi Prestige used to be my go-to for booking flights, a recent devaluation to the card’s travel benefits knocked it out of its top spot. For now, I’m using my Chase Sapphire Reserve to book all of my flights to get 3x earnings on the airfare purchase plus solid trip protection benefits that kick in when a weather delay or cancellation stretches past six hours. Another top choice for getting solid mileage earning and trip protection when booking flights is the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card.
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