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Tropical Storm Nate: United/ Delta/ Southwest/ AA LA/AL Waivers

Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:58 am
Posted by CuseTiger
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Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:58 am
As expected, waivers are starting to pop up for nola on a few airlines. I'll do my best to update this thread as I'm scheduled to return monday. I will be at homecoming in cuse on saturday so I will likely not be able to help much then. If you have requests or need help, please post here and myself or one of our other helpful travel board members can try and assist

As of 930am Friday, there are waivers for most louisiana cities on all of the major airlines.

United:
Tropical Storm Nate
Airports:

Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Chattanooga, TN (CHA)
Ft. Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
Gulfport, MS (GPT)
Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Jackson, MS (JAN)
Lafayette, LA (LFT)
Mobile, AL (MOB)
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Pensacola, FL (PLS)

Original travel date(s):

October 6 - 9, 2017

Flight changes:
The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before October 15, 2017, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed.??

Cancun Tropical Weather
Airports:
Cancun, MX (CUN)

Original travel date(s):

October 6, 2017

Flight changes:
The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for new United flights departing on or before October 9, 2017, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed.

Delta:
TROPICAL STORM NATE
Due to Tropical Storm Nate, travel to/from/through the cities below might be impacted. Check flight status frequently for up-to-the-minute info about your flight plans, or get updates sent directly to your mobile device or by email with One Time Notification.
RESCHEDULING FLIGHTS
If you wish to cancel your trip as a result of a flight cancellation or significant delay (90 minutes or more), you are entitled to a refund for the unused portion of your ticket. Even if your flight is not canceled, you may make a one-time change to your ticket without fee if you are scheduled to travel to, from, or through the following destination(s) on Delta, Delta Connection®, or Delta-coded flights during the specified time periods listed below.
You can now edit your itinerary on delta.com. Additional collection in fares may apply. See Conditions & Restrictions below.
AFFECTED CITIES (TO / FROM / THROUGH)

Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Columbus, MS (GTR)
Destin, FL (VPS)
Gulfport, MS (GPT)
Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Jackson, MS (JAN)
Lafayette, LA (LFT)
Mobile, AL (MOB)
Montgomery, AL (MGM)
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)

IMPACTED TRAVEL DATE(S)
October 6 - 9, 2017

TICKET MUST BE REISSUED ON OR BEFORE
October 15, 2017

REBOOKED TRAVEL MUST BEGIN NO LATER THAN
October 15, 2017

American:
Tropical Storm Nate - Gulf Coast
Information current as of October 6, 2017

If you’re traveling to/through/from:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana (BTR)
Destin / Fort Walton Beach, Florida (VPS)
Gulfport / Biloxi, Mississippi (GPT)
Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi (PIB)
Jackson, Mississippi (JAN)
Meridian, Mississippi (MEI)
Mobile, Alabama (MOB)
New Orleans, Louisiana (MSY)
Pensacola, Florida (PNS)
The change fee may be waived if you:

Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
Bought your ticket by October 5, 2017
Are scheduled to travel October 6 - 9, 2017
Can travel October 6 - 15, 2017
Don't change your origin or destination city
Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference
Change your trip

If your trip is eligible, you can change it online. Here’s how:

Find your trip
If your trip is eligible, you’ll see the option to ‘change trip’ in the toolbar

quote:

Tropical Storm Nate - Mexico, Costa Rica

Information current as of October 5, 2017
If you’re traveling to/through/from:

Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
Cozumel, Mexico (CZM)
Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)
San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)

The change fee may be waived if you:

Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
Bought your ticket by October 5, 2017
Are scheduled to travel October 5 - 7, 2017
Can travel October 5 - 9, 2017
Don't change your origin or destination city
Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference



Southwest:

Tropical Storm Nate

Based on the forecasted weather conditions, our scheduled service to the following cities may be disrupted (flights may be delayed, diverted, and/or cancelled) on the dates listed below:

Cancun, Mexico (CUN) - Thursday-Saturday, October 5-7
Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) - Thursday-Friday, October 5-6
New Orleans (MSY) - Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8
San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) - Thursday-Friday, October 5-6
Customers who are holding reservations to/from/through CUN, LIR, MSY, or SJO on the dates listed above, and want to alter their travel plans, may rebook in the original class of service or travel standby (within 14 days of their original date of travel between the original city-pairs and in accordance with our accommodation procedures) without paying any additional charge.

Customers who purchased their itinerary via Southwest.com or our mobile app are eligible to reschedule their travel plans online or from their mobile device.
Spirit:

Current Nate track:
This post was edited on 10/7/17 at 1:53 pm
Posted by LSUJuice
Back in Houston
Member since Apr 2004
17672 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:15 am to
Ok I'll start. My parents are flying MSY-ATL-CDG on Tuesday. If this thing blows through on Sunday, I'd think things would be back to normal by Tuesday, right?
Posted by CHSBears
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
779 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:17 am to
Son has a Sunday morning flight on United from MSY to DEN leaving at 8:32am ( UA295 ), hope to have a waiver issued before to late Saturday night. Will be at wedding.
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:54 am to
quote:

If this thing blows through on Sunday, I'd think things would be back to normal by Tuesday, right?

Depends on the power situation. If this thing knocks out power, then we'll have some issues getting everything back up and running in the area. Doesn't look like the flooding would be too bad, just the storm surge?

quote:

hope to have a waiver issued before to late Saturday night

I am fairly sure that they'll have one either today or tomorrow and definitely by Saturday.
This post was edited on 10/5/17 at 11:55 am
Posted by shimanocurado
Member since Apr 2015
30 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:55 am to
I’m flying Southwest MSY-MCI on Sunday 8:55pm. What should I do if/when a waiver is issued?
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115900 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:56 am to
Yeah my wife is flying home to MSY on Sunday morning. I'm assuming that isn't happening.
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:59 am to
quote:

I’m flying Southwest MSY-MCI on Sunday 8:55pm. What should I do if/when a waiver is issued?

Switch to Saturday or Monday night is my suggestion. Only problem with monday is we don't know what the effects of the storm will be (power outages, flooded roads, etc.)
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

Yeah my wife is flying home to MSY on Sunday morning. I'm assuming that isn't happening.

If you want her to get back earlier, suggest saturday. If you need a few extra days alone, monday or tuesday...
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115900 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:02 pm to


She can't come back on Saturday as this is a business trip. So she will be coming back on Monday or Tuesday I imagine.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75216 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:23 pm to
Cuse, Monday morning flights out of MSY should be ok?
Posted by NYCAuburn
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Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:32 pm to
quote:

Tropical Storm Nate


Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:56 pm to
What time monday? If your inbound doesnt make it in sunday night then it'll be cancelled
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75216 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:08 pm to
Outbound flight at 7:45 am
Posted by lion
Member since Aug 2016
765 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:11 pm to
HOU--> MSY Sunday. Juat going to drive I guess.
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

Outbound flight at 7:45 am

Hopefully the storm moves through faster than expected so your inbound sunday night can get in, if it doesn't I have a bad feeling this will likely be cancelled

As an update, the awesome delta agent here changed my ticket from monday morning back to msy to monday afternoon despite there not being a waiver. So if you're leaving from MSY this weekend, try and change your ticket with a check-in agent rather than calling. They have a lot more flexibility
This post was edited on 10/5/17 at 3:16 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75216 posts
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:57 pm to
Thank you!
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 12:21 am to
Update: Southwest and united have waivers up for nola, still awaiting american and delta
Posted by CHSBears
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
779 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 6:48 am to
Call United last night and used waiver to switch sons flight from Sunday morning to Monday morning, same flight and got the same seat. Hope this one is able to depart.
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8206 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:27 am to
Hope everything works out better for your son.

Also, Delta and American just joined the waiver party
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 9:34 am
Posted by chillygentilly
70122
Member since Aug 2012
2569 posts
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:43 am to
Supposed to be the BA flight tomorrow landing at MSY at 7p. Just got off the phone with BA and the flight's still on as scheduled. Also said the next flight with availability isn't until Monday and there's only 3 seats left. Wondering if I should should just make the call now and get switched on the Monday flight or wait it out tomorrow. Cuse, thoughts?
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 9:44 am
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