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Delta Airlines Getting Ahead Of The Weather With Waivers, Some Ticket Changes

DETROIT (WWJ) - Delta Airlines is trying to ward off turbulence at the terminals with a weather waiver.

Passengers with flights scheduled to go to or thru Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and many other Northeast airports, listed below, can make a one-time change to their tickets without an extra fee.

In some cases, though, you'll have to pay any difference in air fare.

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From a Delta Airlines statement:

Winter storms may impact travel to/from/through the Northeast of North America. Check flight status frequently for up-to-the-minute info about your flight plans, or get updates sent directly to your wireless device or email with Delta Messenger.

Rescheduling Flights
If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed, you are entitled to a refund. 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 [here], or you may contact Reservation Sales to make changes to your itinerary. Additional collection in fares may apply. See Conditions & Restrictions below.
Albany, NY (ALB)

Allentown, PA (ABE)

Baltimore, MD (BWI)

Bangor, ME (BGR)

Binghamton, NY (BGM)

Boston, MA (BOS)

Burlington, VT (BTV)

Elmira, NY (ELM)

Harrisburg, PA (MDT)

Hartford, CT (BDL)

Ithaca, NY (ITH)

Manchester, NH (MHT)

Newark, NJ (EWR

Newburgh, NY (SWF)

New York City, NY (JFK)

New York City, NY (LGA)

Philadelphia, PA (PHL)

Portland, ME (PWM)

Providence, RI (PVD)

Quebec, Canada (YQB)

Washington, DC (DCA)

Washington, DC (IAD)

White Plains. NY (HPN)

Scranton, PA (AVP)

State College, PA (SCE)

Syracuse, NY (SYR)
January 26-27, 2015
January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015

When rescheduled travel occurs beyond January 30, 2015, the change fee will be waived. However, a difference in fare may apply. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket validity, one year from date of original issue. If travel is not able to be rescheduled within these guidelines, customers may cancel their reservation and apply any unused value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket for a period of one year from the original ticket issuance. Applicable change fee and fare difference will apply for new travel dates. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket validity.

Conditions & Restrictions
Changes to origins and destinations may result in an increase in fare. Any difference in fare between your original ticket and the new ticket will be collected at the time of booking.

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