List: Airline fee waivers for Hermine now extend from Florida to Boston
Airlines have expanded the scope of their change-fee waivers as the remnants of what was Hurricane Hermine continued to move inland over the Southeast and toward the Northeast.
Most of nation’s biggest carriers – including America, Delta, United, Southwest – had issued flexible rebooking policies earlier this week. But several of those airlines have gradually been expanding the number of cities and the dates included in their waivers.
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Some airlines' waivers now extend as far north as Boston. Multiple carriers' have also moved to include the New York City and Washington/Baltimore airports in their waivers.
The policies vary by airline, generally allowing passengers ticketed to affected airports to make one change to their itineraries without paying the standard change fees. Such fees typically cost $200 for domestic itineraries and more for international ones.
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Several airlines also had waivers in place for Hawaii, which also was under a hurricane threat this week.
Scroll down for the basic details of the airline waivers in place for Florida and the Southeast as of 7 p.m. ET on Friday. Be sure to click on the fine print for more details.
See more: Info on Hawaii waivers
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Varies by region
Cities covered (Sept. 1-3): Augusta, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Columbia, S.C.; Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Florence, S.C.; Gainesville, Fla.; Greensboro, N.C.; Hilton Head, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; Raleigh/Durham; Sarasota, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Tampa; Wilmington, N.C.
Cities covered (Sept. 3-4): Greenville, N.C.; Jacksonville/Onslow, N.C.; New Bern, N.C; Newport News, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Richmond, Va.; Salisbury, Md.
Cities covered (Sept. 4-5): Long Island/Islip, N.Y.; New Haven, Conn.; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flight to a date between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6 for the first set of cities. For the second and third sets, flights can be changed to Sept. 2-8.
More info: American Airlines
See more: Info on Hawaii waivers
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Sept. 1-3
Cities covered (Sept. 1-3): Brunswick, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Gainesville, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Panama City, Fla.; Sarasota, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Tampa; Valdosta, Ga.; and Wilmington, N.C.
Cities covered (Sept. 4-5): New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Newburgh/Stewart, N.Y.; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flight to a date before Sept. 6 for the first set of cities. For the second set, flights can be changed to no later than Sept. 2. For travel beyond those date, customers can apply the value of their current tickets toward new ones without paying the standard change fee.
More info: Delta Air Lines
See more: Info on Hawaii waivers
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Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Sept. 1-5, though precise dates vary by city
Cities covered: Baltimore; Boston; Charleston, S.C.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Orlando; Raleigh/Durham; Richmond, Va.; Sarasota, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.; Tampa; Washington Dulles; Washington National.
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flight to a date before Sept. 9.
More info: JetBlue
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Sept. 1-2
Routes covered: Tampa-Tallahassee; Fort Lauderdale-Tallahassee; Tampa-Pensacola; Orlando-Pensacola; Tampa-Jacksonville.
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flights to a date before Nov. 15.
More info: Silver Airways
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Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Varies by city
Cities covered (Aug. 31-Sept. 3): Charleston, S.C; Fort Myers, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Orlando; Panama City, Fla.; Tampa
Cities covered (Sept. 3-4): Baltimore; Boston; Long Island/Islip, N.Y.; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Norfolk, Va.; Philadelphia; Raleigh/Durham; Richmond, Va.; Washington Dulles; Washington National.
Waiver highlight: Southwest never charges a change fee. The airline will allow customers ticketed during the eligible dates to reschedule their flights within two weeks of the original travel date without paying a difference in fare.
More info: Southwest Airlines
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Varies by city
Cities covered: Tampa (Sept. 1) and Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Sept. 2-3)
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flights to a date between Aug. 31 and Sept. 7. For travel beyond Sept. 7, customers may be able to apply the value of their current tickets toward new ones without paying the standard change fee.
More info: Spirit Airlines
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Sept. 1-3
Cities covered: Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte; Columbia, S.C.; Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Panama City, Fla.; Pensacola, Fla.; Raleigh/Durham; Savannah, Ga.; Tampa.
Waiver highlight: Change fee waived for fliers changing their flight to a date before Sept. 7.
More info: United
See more: Info on Hawaii waivers
See more: Info on Hawaii waivers
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