All American Airlines flights at Charlotte canceled Friday in advance of storm

The east coast winter storm expected to hit Friday will dump feet of snow, and it’s already impacting air travel from the Miami Valley.

In anticipation, many airlines, including American, United, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue are offering travel waivers and refunds for customers traveling to, from or through cities affected.

If your airline isn’t on the list, reach out to a customer representative to inquire about changing your flight into the Northeast. On Saturday, all flights out of the D.C. region’s three airports – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Dulles International and Reagan National airports – as well as Philadelphia International Airport- will be canceled.

The airline has updated their travel policy to include 42 airports, including hubs in Charlotte, Washington D.C., New York City and Philadelphia.

The airline announced Thursday afternoon that it is canceling flights beginning Friday.

“We plan to cut our DCA operation almost in half starting tomorrow (Friday around 3:30 p.m.)”, an American Airlines spokesman said in a news release. Customers will also receive another communication if their flight is cancelled.

“We want to give our customers plenty of time to make decisions about their travel plans”, said United Airlines spokeswoman Maddie King, USA Today reported. The Weather Channel has predicted up to 12 inches of snow for New York City.

A winter storm warning is in effect for much of northern North Carolina as the state braces for a system expected to bring a variety of frozen precipitation. “We will be closely monitoring storm conditions throughout the weekend and deploying resources and equipment as necessary”. Forecasters say frozen precipitation is likely from Thursday through Saturday night and that up to 18 inches of snow is possible in the mountains.