--- description: Winter Storm Grayson has led to the cancelation of 4,000 flights and delayed thousands more. Here's how to get a travel waiver. title: What to Do If Your Flight Was Canceled by Winter Storm Grayson image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt117cacf53df29b90/6988f71c0a4a220b4d9d1492/winter-storm-airport.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 4,000 Flights Have Been Canceled Due to Winter Storm Grayson. Here’s What to Do If Yours Was One  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Jan 4, 2018 4:30 PM CUT  Travelers wait in line to check-in at a JetBlue Airways Corp. counter of Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Travelers wait in line to check-in at a JetBlue Airways Corp. counter of Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018.Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Jan 4, 2018 4:30 PM CUT With [Winter Storm Grayson](http://time.com/5085658/winter-storm-grayson-track-path/ "undefined") sending snow, wind and arctic temperatures up and down the East Coast this week, travelers are [facing delays and cancelations](http://time.com/5086677/winter-flight-cancellations-delays-winter-storm-grayson/ "undefined") at some of the country’s largest airports. More than 3,300 flights traveling into, within or out of the U.S. have been canceled Thursday, [according to FlightAware](https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/ "undefined"), while another 1,100 have been delayed. That’s on top of the roughly 650 that were canceled and the 5,600 that were delayed on Wednesday, according to the site. Travel headaches are particularly severe Thursday in New York and Boston, [according to the site’s MiseryMap](https://flightaware.com/miserymap/ "undefined"). If you’re among the unlucky travelers dealing with cancelations, here’s what to do. ## American Airlines If you were scheduled to travel to or from 18 weather-affected airports on Thursday, Jan. 4, or Friday, Jan. 5, you’re eligible for waived trip change fees. Flights must have been booked before Jan. 2, and must be rescheduled to depart by Jan. 8\. Passengers must select the same ticket class and travel between the same cities – or pay the difference. See the details [here](https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp "undefined"). ## Delta Delta is granting travel waivers for flights scheduled to depart from or arrive in 12 northeast U.S. airports between Jan. 4 and Jan. 6\. To avoid change fees and fare differences, passengers must book new fights departing by Jan. 9; for travel occurring beyond that date, change fees will be waived but fare differences will apply. Read more [here](https://www.delta.com/content/www/en%5FUS/traveling-with-us/advisories/northeast-winter-weather.html "undefined"). ## Jet Blue Jet Blue will waive change and cancelation fees and fare differences for customers scheduled to fly to or from 15 airports in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania on Jan. 4 or Jan. 5\. Travel must have been booked prior to Jan. 3 and must be rescheduled by Jan. 10\. Find more information [here](https://www2.jetblue.com/JetblueAlerts/WeatherUpdate.aspx?intcmp=global%5Ftravelalert "undefined"). ## Southwest Customers holding tickets for Jan. 4 or Jan. 5 travel involving nine U.S. airports in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey may rebook without change fees within 14 days of the original travel date. Just make sure your new reservation is for the same class as your first ticket. See more details [here](https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa%5Ftravel%5Fadvisory%5F2018021514920487552.html "undefined"). ## United Waivers are in effect for travel to or from 14 airports located in the northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada. Flights must have been scheduled for Jan. 4 or Jan. 5, and must be rebooked to depart by Jan. 8\. Travelers must book flights between the same two cities specified on the original reservation and fly in the same class as previously booked. 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