Winter Storm Shirley: Scheduled to fly Friday amid winter storm? Check airline waivers

Airlines issued a fresh round of waivers for Thursday and Friday travel ahead of a winter storm targeting a region that stretches from Texas to the mid-Atlantic.

Cities in the path of the ice storm include Little Rock, Arkansas; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Paducah, Kentucky; and Lexington, Kentucky, weather.com said. 

Further northeast, multiple rounds of light snow will fall from the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians to the mid-Atlantic through Friday, the weather service said. The highest snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches will be found across the mountains of far western Maryland and West Virginia.

American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United have all issued waivers to prevent passengers and planes from becoming stranded. The destinations covered, travel dates and other fine print vary by airline and are likely to change with the storms' projected path and severity. 

FlightAware reported a little over 150 cancellations and delays for Friday as of 8 a.m. EST.

American Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 11-12

Destinations covered: 13, stretching from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.

Details: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp

Delta Air Lines

Dates covered: Feb. 11-12

Destinations covered: 12, including all of the Washington, D.C. area airports as well as most major airports in Pennsylvania. 

Details: https://www.delta.com/us/en/advisories/weather-alerts/mid-atlantic-winter-weather

JetBlue

Dates covered: Feb. 11-12

Destinations covered: Four, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington (DCA) and Richmond 

Details: https://www.jetblue.com/travel-alerts

Southwest Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 11-12

Destinations covered: 10, covering a wider area that includes Dallas (DAL);  Little Rock, Arkansas; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee

Details: https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa_travel_advisory_2021191612912849782.html

United Airlines

Dates covered: Feb. 11-12

Destinations covered: 15, covering multiple airports in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland

Details: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/notices.html

Contributing: Doyle Rice