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The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Wyoming, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, and South Carolina. Winter weather may bring freezing rain and sleet along with snowfall, causing hazardous traveling conditions. Following are airline updates received to date.

AirTran Airways
Passengers scheduled for travel to/from Atlanta on AirTran Airways between 7:00 pm eastern standard time (EST) on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, through 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, December 16, 2010, may change their reservation without penalty as long as travel is completed within three days from the date of the original scheduled departure date, based on space availability without fees or fare adjustments.

Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from Atlanta should check www.airtran.com under “Flight Status” for updates or call 1-800-AIRTRAN (247-8726).

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is offering customers whose flight plans may be affected by winter weather in the Southeast tomorrow and Thursday the ability to make one-time changes to their travel schedules without fees. Delta’s weather advisory encourages customers to consider postponing or re-routing their travel to avoid possible inconvenience from expected flight delays.

Customers booked on Delta-ticketed flights to, from or through the following airports on Wednesday and Thursday, December 15-16, may make a one-time change to their travel schedule without fees. Customers may immediately rebook for travel before or after their original travel dates as long as new flights are ticketed and rescheduled travel begins by December 17, 2010.

Flight delays are possible at the following airports as a result of winter weather: Atlanta, Georgia; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; and Nashville, Tennessee. Delta may proactively reduce flight schedules to minimize delays.

Delta vyzývá zákazníky, aby provedli změny a spravovali své cesty na delta.com. Všichni zákazníci cestující na dotčených trzích by si měli před příjezdem na letiště zkontrolovat stav letu na delta.com.

Změny výchozí nebo cílové destinace mohou vést ke zvýšení jízdného. Případný rozdíl v jízdném mezi původní a novou jízdenkou bude inkasován při změně rezervace. Zákazníci, jejichž lety byly zrušeny, mohou požádat o vrácení peněz.

Delta bude i nadále sledovat počasí a poskytovat nejnovější aktualizace na delta.com.