List: Airlines waive change fees for Thanksgiving storm
Big U.S. airlines have begun to waive change fees for passengers ticketed to fly to several airports in the path of a pre-Thanksgiving Day storm.
These airlines had issued waivers as of 4:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Scroll down for details of the waivers.
Cities covered: Baltimore; Boston; Hartford, Conn.; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Philadelphia; Washington Reagan National.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26
Waiver: Customers wishing to make alternate travel arrangements can do so without penalty, space permitting. Air Canada lists more information on its rebooking policies for "anticipated flight delays and cancellations."
More info: Air Canada
Cities covered: Baltimore; Boston; Newark Liberty; Philadelphia; Washington Reagan National.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26
Waiver: Customers may make a one-time change to tickets without fee to travel by Nov. 28. Customers flying to/from those airports may also request a refund if they choose not to travel.
More info: Alaska Airlines
American Airlines (and US Airways)
Cities covered: Albany, N.Y.; Baltimore; Boston; Hartford; Islip/Long Island MacArthur, N.Y.; Manchester, N.H.; New Haven, Conn.; New York JFK, New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Newburgh/Stewart, N.Y.; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Providence; Salisbury, Md.; Washington Dulles; Washington Reagan National; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26.
Waiver: The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change. New travel must occur Nov. 25-27.
More info: American Airlines | US Airways
Cities covered: Allentown, Pa.; Albany, N.Y.; Baltimore; Bangor, Maine; Boston; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn.; Manchester, N.H.; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Newburgh/Stewart, N.Y.; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Providence; Washington Dulles; Washington Reagan National; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26
Waiver: Customers may make a one-time change to tickets without fee to travel by Nov. 28.
More info: Delta
Cities covered: Baltimore; Harrisburg, Pa.; New York LaGuardia; Philadelphia; Trenton, N.J.; Washington Dulles; Washington Reagan National; Wilmington, Del.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26.
Waiver: The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change. New travel must occur by Nov. 27.
More info: Frontier Airlines
Cities covered: Baltimore; Boston; Buffalo; Hartford, Conn.; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Newburgh/Stewart, N.Y.; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Providence; Rochester, N.Y.; Syracuse, N.Y; Washington Dulles; Washington Reagan National; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.; Worcester, Mass.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26.
Waiver: The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change. New travel must occur by Nov. 28.
More info: JetBlue
Cities covered: Albany, N.Y.; Baltimore; Boston; Hartford. Conn.; Islip/Long Island MacArthur, N.Y.; Manchester, N.H.; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Philadelphia; Providence; Washington Dulles; Washington Regan National.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26
Waiver: Southwest does not charge customers a fee to change their tickets, but it will let customers headed to/from the above airports make one change to their itinerary without recalculating the cost of the ticket. Customers choosing that option must travel within 14 days of their original travel date and travel between the original city pairs, in accordance with Southwest's "accommodation procedures."
More info: Southwest Airlines
Cities covered: Atlantic City; Baltimore; Boston; New York LaGuardia; Philadelphia.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26.
Waiver: The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change. New travel must occur by Nov. 28. Change fees may be dropped for travel after that, though a recalculated fare may apply.
More info: Spirit
Cities covered: Albany, N.Y.; Allentown, Pa.; Atlantic City, N.J.; Baltimore; Bangor, Maine; Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt.; Chicago O'Hare*; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn.; Manchester, N.H.; New York JFK, New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Philadelphia; Providence; Rochester, N.Y.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Washington Dulles; Washington Reagan National; Westchester County/White Plains, N.Y.; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26. (*Nov. 24 for Chicago O'Hare)
Waiver: Customers may make a one-time change to tickets without fee to travel by Nov. 28. Change fees may be dropped for travel after that, though a recalculated fare may apply.
More info: United
Cities covered: Boston; New York JFK; New York LaGuardia; Newark Liberty; Washington Dulles; Washington Dulles.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26
Waiver: Customers may make a one-time change to tickets without fee to travel between Nov. 25 and Nov. 28. Customers flying to/from those airports may also request a refund if they choose not to travel.
More info: Virgin America
Cities covered: New York LaGuardia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Moncton, New Brunswick; St. John's, Newfoundland.
Covers fliers ticketed to fly on the following dates: Nov. 26 for New York; Nov. 26-27 for the others.
Waiver: WestJet guests who wish to make alternate flight arrangements may do so without penalty (based on availability) by calling 1-888-937-8538 (1-888-WESTJET).
More info: WestJet