Delta Air Lines is canceling more than 800 flights Wednesday as a winter storm dumps ice and snow on most of the Midwest and the Northeast, according to a late afternoon report from the Atlanta-based airline.
The new cancellations follow more than 1,300 Delta and Delta Connection flights that the airline cut as a result of the weather Tuesday.
Delta and AirTran Airways canceled flights and lifted flight change restrictions for travelers flying to or from airports in a large swath of the country's midsection this week as a massive winter storm sweeps from the Midwest into the Northeast.
AirTran canceled more than 200 flights Tuesday and already has cut 84 flights for Wednesday.
A spokesman for AirTran said Tuesday afternoon that the airline hopes the number of cancellations for Wednesday "won't increase dramatically."
"We may make additional tactical cancellations throughout the day, but don't expect the number to increase dramatically," AirTran spokesman Christopher White told the AJC late Tuesday morning.
Widespread cancellations are expected from other airlines as well.
Chicago's airports have reported more than 1,300 cancellations in and out of that city alone. Chicago Midway Airport closed late Tuesday.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is a hub for both United and American airlines.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport reopened Tuesday morning after being shut down by icy conditions, but the Federal Aviation Administration was reporting delays of more than three hours for incoming flights.
A notice posted on AirTran's website said the "intense" winter storm may impact flight operations through Wednesday, and that passengers flying to or from 27 cities from Kansas to New England can adjust travel dates through Feb. 10 without change fees or fare adjustments.
Delta is allowing passengers booked on flights to or from airports in 20 states through Friday to make one-time changes without fees.
A notice posted on the company's website said Delta "encourages customers to consider departing earlier, postponing or rerouting their travel to avoid possible inconvenience from expected flight cancellations and delays."
--The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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