Many flights have been cancelled by airlines ahead of the winter storm forecasters believe will cause high winds, snow and possibly more than one foot across Northeast.

According to National Weather Service, Friday’s winter storm warning was in place from Maryland to Maine.

According to FlightAware, more than 1200 U.S. flight cancellations were made on Saturday. New York-based JetBlue AirwaysThe company also operates a large operation from Boston. It has cut 40 percent of Saturday flights or nearly 330 more than the other airlines. Republic Airways, a regional airline that provides flights for passengers in the region. American, United DeltaClose to 25% of Saturday’s flights were cancelled.

In recent years, airlines have cancelled flights often days before major storms in order to save crews and customers from becoming stranded.

For customers who were affected by the severe weather, carriers said that they will waive any fare difference. The majority of airlines already had removed standard economy ticket change fees in 2020, when travelers were repeatedly disrupted by the pandemic.

Airlines cut more than 20,000 U.S. flightsThe combination of poor weather and an increase in travel between Christmas Eve to the beginning of the new year led to far more people traveling during this period. Covid infectionsBetween crews.