Thousands of flights are canceled. Roads are closing. The Northeast is getting walloped by a blizzard.
A potentially “historic and destructive” nor’easter is blowing through New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts — including New York City and Boston — crippling the ability to travel for the approximately 58 million people in its path.
Some forecasts call for up to three feet of snow through Tuesday afternoon. Governors and mayors in the northeast warned people to hunker down at home and announced an ever-growing list of closures.
If you were planning on traveling by plane, train or automobile this week, here’s what you need to know:
By train:
–Amtrak: It began with a “normal Monday schedule,” but warned that the storm could quickly turn “highly disruptive.” Amtrak added: “[P]assengers holding reservations for travel late Monday and early Tuesday are strongly encouraged to keep a close eye on conditions and make any necessary changes in advance of their scheduled departure.” More from Amtrak.
–New Jersey Transit: The last trains and buses will depart at 8 p.m. and service will be fully closed by 10 p.m.
–New York City Transit: The nation’s largest single public transport network said it was adding additional trains to certain commuter lines Monday afternoon to accommodate “customers who want to leave work early.” It said service in the evening would be “curtailed.”
By road: The storm is expected to make for slick roads, including along major highways like I-70, I-80 I-84 and I-95.
–Connecticut: Roads close at 9 p.m. Monday.
–New York City: Roads close at 11 p.m. Monday.
–Massachusetts: Road close at midnight, and cars parked on major roads in Boston after 6 p.m. will be towed.
–Philadelphia: Cars parked on major city streets after 6 p.m. will be towed.
By plane: As of Monday afternoon, more than 2,700 flights on Monday and more than 3,500 flights on Tuesday had been canceled, according to the tracker service FlightAware, with the three major airports in the New York area among those most affected. Those cancellations will ripple out through the country and it will likely be days before service is back to usual.
–American Airlines and U.S. Airways: American is planning for only “very limited operations (on Tuesday) in the Northeast.” The airlines will let customers flying to or from two dozen airports in the region rebook reservations made for Monday and Tuesday without a fee. The cities include Albany, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. More from American. More from U.S. Airways.
–Delta Air Lines: The airline has canceled approximately 600 flights scheduled for Monday. Customers headed to or from airports along the east coast on Monday or Tuesday may rebook flights with no extra fee. More from Delta.
–Frontier Airlines: Customers traveling from airports in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and the Washington area may rebook without penalty. More from Frontier.
–JetBlue: Customers may rebook travel into or out of certain cities in the Northeast for Monday and Tuesday. More from Jet Blue.
–Southwest Airlines: Customers arriving to or departing from the Washington, D.C. area on Monday may rebook without a fee. Customers in the Northeast may make similar adjustments to their travel plans on for both Monday and Tuesday. More from Southwest.
–Spirit Airlines: Travelers arriving at or departing from nine airports in the Northeast may reschedule their travel between now and February 3.
–United Airlines: The airline plans to run a full schedule out of Washington, D.C. on Monday, but operations will be limited at New York airports. United plans to cancel all flights Tuesday at Newark (a key hub in its operations), LaGuardia and JFK, as well as Boston and Philadelphia.
–Virgin America: Travelers headed into or out of Boston, New York, Newark or Washington airports on Tuesday may change their reservation without fees. More from Virgin America.
