United, Delta and seven other airlines are waiving flight change fees.....

[KY_EnviroGuy]

United, Delta and seven other airlines are waiving flight change fees because of the coronavirus outbreak
Published: March 4, 2020 at 8:38 a.m. ET
By Jacob Passy
Some airlines waiving fees for all flights, while others are focusing on flights to regions heavily impacted by the outbreak

Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-airlines-are-waiving-flight-change-fees-because-of-the-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-03-03?mod=home-page

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Travelers are changing their flight plans in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, and many airlines are helping them in the process.

In recent weeks, airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights to East Asia and, more recently, northern Italy as the number of coronavirus cases grew in those regions. As of Monday, there were 89,254 cases of the illness and 3,048 people had died from the coronavirus, which first emerged in the Hubei provice of China late last year.

With public health officials in many countries advising caution against traveling to regions with high numbers of coronavirus cases, airlines have stepped in to offer waivers for fees and fare differences for travelers who reschedule flights because of health concerns.

The article goes on to list policy changes of ten global airlines.

KY.............

[dewsgirl]

1. My pregnant DIL's mom had a ticket to fly to FL, next month

for the birth of our granddaughter. She is in Oregon and her MIL is in a nursing home in Seattle, her flight was also out of Seattle. She is scared of bringing it here and was relieved when this deal presented itself yesterday.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2. That certainly allows people to make more sensible choices.

Glad the airlines are giving in, in the interest of public safety.

Best wishes with your new addition coming soon. Wouldn't take anything in the world for my granddaughter, now 13!

KY..........

[dewsgirl]

3. Thank you, I have a 6 yr old granddaughter of my heart, she's

been in my life since she was 2, this will be my first biological grandchild.