Travel delays are expected to increase as a winter storm moves into the Tri-State area, causing flight cancellations ahead of the holidays.

new york — of Winter storm Clearing the country is causing major travel disruptions.

A strong weather system will bring white conditions and sub-zero temperatures. Wind chill warnings are in place from the northwest to the eastern seaboard.

And as you can imagine it slows down people trying to get to their holiday destinations.

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There were 496 delays and 27 cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday.

There were 480 delays and 40 cancellations at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

And at LaGuardia Airport, there were 395 and 106, respectively. As a result, there were many frustrated faces passing through the terminals.

“My flight was delayed like three times,” Megan Shields said.

Shields was first booked on the 4pm flight.

“And it’s canceled, delayed, transferred to another flight, same thing. I tried to get to one earlier on a different airline. That was stupid and now I’m like, ‘Will somebody please get me there?’ Shields said.

Flight trackers

Airlines are all on hand and are still advising anyone trying to fly on Friday to arrive at the airport three or four hours earlier.

“Now we’re standing on the line and it’s a mile long to talk to someone, so it’s not good now,” said Matthew Skinnerd.

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Many airlines are offering customers the option to switch to another flight and waive change fees.

Lucia Mejia’s flight left five hours early.

“We’re like, we never know. They can change it to three. We can miss the flight, so we’re here early,” Mejia said.

Thousands of flights were canceled across the country, most due to blizzard warnings in Chicago and Denver. But because those are the major hubs, problems there can have a domino effect on everyone else.

“We’re trying to get there and we’ve had two flights canceled with Southwest so far. I’ve got a flight for tonight, but I don’t know if that’s very likely,” Lawrence Humphreys said.

“Everything is messed up,” said Howard Vermont of Westchester County.

Vermont was still trying to figure out how to get his 89-year-old mother back to Kansas.

“They had me come out on Christmas Day and meet in Missouri and meet an 89-year-old mother. I can’t do that,” Vermont said.

The storm is affecting those who plan to travel by air, train or car. About 190 million people are under winter weather advisories, according to the National Weather Service.

AAA expects traffic on New York’s busiest thoroughfare to be double the usual on Friday as commuters join holidaymakers.

“You can imagine a lot of company, and if the weather is bad, it makes it worse,” said AAA’s Robert Sinclair Jr.

Travel experts say that if an airline cancels a flight, passengers are entitled to a full refund, not just a credit for future travel.

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