Airlines waive change fees as nor'easter hits Northeast

A JetBlue airplane takes off from Boston Logan International Airport. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Major airlines are letting customers rebook flights around the Northeast for free as a nor'easter threatens the region.American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, and United Airlines have issued travel advisories for passengers flying this weekend to, from, or through several airports in the area, including LaGuardia Airport in New York and Logan Airport in Boston. Travelers will be able to change their flights to new dates as late as September 29 or 30, depending on the airline. Airports affected by the travel advisories span from Virginia to Maine.The advisories come as a major Nor'easter storm is hitting the East Coast on Saturday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for portions of the state on Friday."The rain is underway, and while it's only a half an inch or so thus far, mark my words: Much more is coming," Hochul said at a press briefing Saturday morning.By Saturday morning, over 88,000 customers in the region had lost power, according to PowerOutage.com, including nearly 26,000 in New York.Over 250 flights to or from Boston Logan have been canceled as of Saturday morning. Read next Truman Dickerson is the Weekend News Fellow at Business Insider, based in New York City. He covers trending tech and business news. He previously reported for The Boston Globe's Express Desk. He graduated from Boston University, where he served as editor in chief of The Daily Free Press, BU's student-run newspaper.Contact him at Tdickerson@insider.com