Several airlines were waiving change fees for travelers scheduled to fly to airports in the expected path of Hurricane Florence.
It was likely that all big U.S. carriers flying to the region would add their own waivers, though several big carriers had yet to do so.
Some airlines also had waived fees for Hurricane Isaac in the Caribbean and Tropical Storm Olivia in the Pacific near Hawaii. Links are included to those policies for the carriers that have issued them.
Allegiant
Airline warns flight to Charleston, South Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Raleigh/Durham and Savannah, Georgia, “may be disrupted” Sept. 12-14.
Other storms: N/A
Alaska Airlines
No waiver posted for Florence as of 1:45 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 10
Other storms: N/A
American Airlines
Travel dates covered: Sept. 13-16
Rebooking window: Sept. 10-19; Change fee waived for flights booked beyond Sept. 19, though customers may have to pay a recalculated fare.
Airports included (Virginia): Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke
Airports included (North Carolina): Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern, Raleigh/Durham, Wilmington
Airports included (South Carolina): Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach
Airports included (Georgia): Augusta, Savannah
Other storms: Issac, Olivia.
Delta Air Lines
Travel dates covered: until Sept. 16
Airports included (North Carolina): Fayetteville, Greensboro, Jacksonville, New Bern, Raleigh Durham, Wilmington
Airports included (South Carolina): Myrtle Beach
Airports included (Virginia): Norfolk, NewPort News, Richmond
The airline has also issued price caps for select cities from Savannah, Ga., up to Richmond Va. The fare range by cabin, flight distance and market, but can be as low as $299 in main cabin and $799 in the forward cabin.
Other storms: Olivia.
Frontier Airlines
No waiver posted for Florence as of Monday, Sept. 10
JetBlue
Travel dates covered: Sept. 13-15
Rebooking window: Sept. 10-20; Flights booked beyond Sept. 20, though customers may have to pay a recalculated fare.
Airports included: Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh/Durham; Richmond, Virginia.
Other storms: N/A.
Southwest Airlines
Travel dates covered: Sept. 12-16
Rebooking window: Within 14 days of original flightdate
Airports included: Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Raleigh/Durham; Richmond, Virginia.
Other storms: N/A.
Spirit Airlines
No waiver posted for Florence as of Monday, Sept. 10