Nobody received special treatment this passed weekend, which saw a massive snow storm nailing the east coast. Even the Chicago Bears had their flight delayed, resulting a delayed start in Baltimore.

With Christmas right around the corner, the weather Gods couldn’t have picked a worse time to turn the east into a winter wonderland. Passengers who had flights canceled have to wait for seats to become available on other flights, and as Christmas comes closer and closer, seats become about as hard to find as Santa on Christmas Eve (I swear I saw his sleigh’s silhouette once!).

“It’s really market by market,” says George Hobica, founder of the website airfarewatchdog.com.  ”Some routes are going to be absolutely sold out, but others won’t be a problem at all.”

Still, even though options may be limited during the busy Christmas travel schedule, airlines are moving to help stranded passengers get to their destinations.

Indeed, they are doing their best to get travelers to their destinations. In a time where they could easily be the Scrooges of the sky, they’re instead allowing their hearts to grow, a-la the Grinch.

Nearly every major carrier flying to the region has waived change fees and some other rules for customers affected by the storm.

Unfortunately the words “Nearly every…” imply that some have not. Instead of basking in a mood of anger and astonishment over how an airline could possibly punish a passenger for not having the power of Chione (Goddess of snow), I would rather focus on the kindess of those airlines who are doing their best to help passengers get home for the holidays. Because as Mr. Bing Crosby once said, there’s no place like home for the holidays.

Follow the link below for a list of airline policies regarding cancellations to see how you can get home for the holidays.

[via TodayInTheSky]