Hundreds of flights delayed or canceled at Logan Airport

More than 400 flights were delayed or canceled Monday at Logan Airport, and airlines are allowing itinerary changes due to severe East Coast weather.

“Due to high winds and rain, delays are expected,” Massport officials wrote in a weather advisory on the Massport website. “Passengers are advised to check with their airline on the status of their flight before coming to the airport.” 

The National Weather Service posted a high wind warning for eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island and noted that wind gusts could potentially reach 70 miles per hour.

Logan Airport saw 130 delays and 205

ations as of 10:30 a.m., according to flight tracking service FlightAware. Passengers can use the FlyLogan App to view their flight status.

JetBlue officials are closely monitoring forecasts on Monday, according to a statement emailed to Boston.com.

“As of Monday afternoon, we have canceled approximately 240 flights systemwide through Tuesday, with additional cancellations possible,” wrote JetBlue officials in the statement. “The safety of our customers and crew members is our first priority, and we will continue to track the storm to determine if additional operational adjustments will be required.”

The following airlines are allowing itinerary changes for Logan Airport travelers:

JetBlue

JetBlue is waiving change and cancel fees and fare differences for customers traveling March 16-17, the airline announced in an alert. Travelers can rebook their flights for travel through March 21 in the manage trips section of the website prior to the departure time of their originally scheduled flight. Customers with canceled flights can also get a refund to the original form of payment. Original travel must have been booked before March 14.

Delta Air Lines

Delta will waive fare differences when rebooked travel occurs on or before March 24 in the same cabin of service as originally booked, the airline announced in an advisory. Change fees will be waived when rescheduled travel occurs after March 24, but a difference in fare may apply.

Southwest

Southwest issued a travel advisory letting customers know that travel on May 16 may be rebooked in the original class of service as long as it takes place within 14 days of the original travel date and between the original cities. Also, if Southwest cancels or significantly delays a flight and customers choose to cancel the trip as a result, they may be eligible for a refund for the unused ticket.

American Airlines

American Airlines customers can change their trip without paying a change fee, wrote the airline in a travel alert. The change fee is waived in any fare class if travelers bought the ticket by March 14, are scheduled to travel March 16-17, can travel between March 15-24, and don’t change their origin or destination city. Changes must be booked by March 17.

United Airlines

United Airlines will waive change fees and fare differences and allow rescheduled trips, but the new flight must depart between March 14 and March 22. The tickets must be in the same cabin and between the original cities, the airline wrote in a travel notice. The original ticket must have been purchased by March 14 for travel between March 16-17.

Kristi Palma

Travel writer

 

Kristi Palma is the travel writer for Boston.com, focusing on the six New England states. She covers airlines, hotels, and things to do across Boston and New England. She is the author of the award-winning Scenic Six, a weekly travel newsletter.