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Delta warns winter storm could impact flights

A WSB-TV viewer sent us this photo of a Delta plane waiting to leave Pittburgh and fly to Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines started warning travelers Tuesday that flights in the Southeast may be affected by winter weather Wednesday, which they were.

The airline said travelers should check their flight status on the airline's website or app.

Atlanta-based Delta waived certain change fees for passengers with flights booked Jan. 16 or 17 to, from or through Atlanta and dozens of other cities who want to change their travel plans to avoid the storm.

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The waiver applies to passengers with flights booked Tuesday and Wednesday to, from or through Atlanta, Albany, Augusta and Columbus in Georgia; Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville and Dothan in Alabama; New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport, Alexandria and Monroe in Louisiana; Raleigh-Durham, Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro in North Carolina; Charlotte; Columbia and Greenville-Spartanburg in South Carolina; Columbus, Gulfport and Jackson in Mississippi; Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Tri-City in Tennessee; and Little Rock, Arkansas.

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This article was written by Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.