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American Airlines Assists Customers Affected by Weather in Northeast

Travel in Southeast is Also Hampered by Icing Conditions

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Due to the anticipated weather impact on the Northeastern United States, American Airlines offers customers the convenience to change their plans. Customers ticketed to travel on American Airlines, American Eagle or AmericanConnection flights to, from or through the airports listed below may change flights as shown without penalty.

If you are traveling to/from/through those cities on Jan. 11-13 and your ticket was issued no later than Jan. 10, you may begin travel as late as Jan. 17.

  • Allentown/Bethlehem, Penn. (ABE)
  • Baltimore (BWI)
  • Boston (BOS)
  • Hartford, Conn. (BDL)
  • Newark (EWR)
  • New York Kennedy (JFK)
  • New York LaGuardia (LGA)
  • Philadelphia (PHL)
  • Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Washington, D.C. (DCA and IAD)
  • White Plains, N.Y. (HPN)

One ticket change is allowed with no penalty.

Travel in the Southeastern U.S. has been hampered as well. If you are traveling to/from/through the following cities below on Jan. 11-14 and your ticket was issued no later than Jan. 10, you may begin travel as late as Jan. 14.

  • Augusta, Ga. (AGS)
  • Atlanta (ATL)
  • Asheville, N.C. (AVL)
  • Columbia, S.C. (CAE)
  • Chattanooga, Tenn. (CHA)
  • Charlotte, N.C. (CLT)
  • Columbus, Ga. (CSG)
  • Fayetteville, N.C. (FAY)
  • Greensboro, N.C. (GSO)
  • Greenville, S.C. (GSP)
  • Knoxville, Tenn. (TYS)
  • Raleigh/Durham, N.C. (RDU)
  • Tri-Cities, Tenn. (TRI)

One ticket change is allowed with no penalty.

To change travel dates, contact American’s Reservations personnel at 1-800-433-7300 within the U.S. or Canada. If you are calling from outside the U.S. or Canada, please check our Worldwide Reservations Numbers page on AA.com.

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