In addition to keeping international flights running, United said it wouldn’t cancel “flights that connect our hub airports: Chicago O’Hare, Denver, Houston Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark Liberty International, San Francisco and Washington Dulles.” So routes between those seven airports should remain unaffected. Instead, United is focusing its cancellations on domestic regional routes. It has listed all of its canceled flights through Wednesday, November 12, on its website. The carrier canceled 186 regional flights for November 10.
Delta said it canceled “approximately 280 Delta mainline and 215 Delta Connection [flights] out of more than 5,200 flights scheduled” as of noon ET on Monday. American Airlines, which has canceled flights through November 12, said it has cut approximately 200 flights per day, focusing cuts on routes it operates multiple times per day to ensure it can rebook as many customers as possible.
Alaska Airlines Group, which includes Hawaiian Airlines, has announced its cancellations through November 11, with the majority of the cuts impacting “routes with a higher frequency of flights, allowing most guests to be reaccommodated with as little disruption as possible,” the airline said. “We worked to ensure smaller and remote communities that are reliant upon air travel are protected.”
What happens if my flight is cancelled?
Airlines are proactively reaching out to affected customers with cancelled flights due to the FAA reduction plan. If you have a flight in the next week or so, be sure to monitor any email address or phone number you submitted to your airline during the booking process. Fliers should also monitor the status of their flight on their airline’s website or mobile app.
For travelers whose flights are cancelled, the majority of US airlines have said they will automatically rebook passengers on the next available flight. However, it’s important to remember that if your flight is cancelled and you no longer wish to travel, you are entitled to a full cash refund from the airline under federal regulations.
Many carriers are offering change fee waivers so that passengers with flights during the reduction period can adjust their travel plans at no charge, including travelers with restrictive basic economy fares. Here are the fee waiver details for American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Alaska and Hawaiian, and Southwest.
