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American and United airlines allowing passengers to change flights due to air quality

Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY
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In the face of delays and air advisory alerts, some airlines are allowing customers to change flights with no additional fees.
In the face of delays and air advisory alerts, some airlines are allowing customers to change flights with no additional fees.

Several major airlines have waived change fees for those flying to or from airports in the Northeast, Midwest and Canada due to dangerous air quality conditions from the Canada wildfires.

  • American Airlines customers flying today can reschedule by the end of the day for a flight to the same destination on or before June 13 without paying the change fees.

  • United Airlines will waive rescheduling fees for tickets purchased before June 7 if flights are rescheduled by June 13 in the same cabin and to the same destination.

  • Southwest Airlines will allow customers flying today to rebook their flights for a date within the next 14 days with no additional fees.

These announcements follow forecasted delays and cancellations from the Federal Aviation Administration in 9 major airports across the Northeast, including Newark, LaGuardia, JFK, Boston Logan, Philadelphia, and Ronald Reagan Washington National.

The smoke from over 400 wildfires in Canada has created hazy skies across the Eastern United States. Wildfire smoke poses health threats and over 100 million Americans are affected by air quality alerts.

US air quality map

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Airlines waiving change fees for passengers due to wildfire smoke