Hurricane Florence: Info On Changing Delta, United Flights

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall along the North and South Carolina coasts by the end of the week. The dangerous category four storm is packing maximum wind speeds of 130 miles per hour with higher wind gusts and while it may weaken on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says it is expected to be "an extremely dangerous major hurricane through landfall."

As the storm makes its way towards the east coast, major airlines have provided guidance to travelers who will be affected by the storm on what options are available to them.

Delta Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all issued travel advisories for Hurricane Florence.

Delta says passengers traveling to and from affected airports between Sept.13-16 can make a one-time change to their tickets without a fee. Rebooked travel must begin no later than Sept. 20 and if the rebooked travel does occur beyond Sept. 20, the change fee will be waived but a difference in fare may apply, Delta says. Click here for a list of impacted airports and to see Delta's policy on refunds for flight cancelations and delays.

Passengers flying American Airlines to and from affected airports between Sept. 10-16 who bought their tickets by Sept. 10 can check to see if their trip is eligible to be changed.

On United Airlines, the change fee and fare difference is waived for passengers departing between Sept. 10-16 to and from affected airports. United says the fees are waived as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin and between the same cities as the original ticket. For rescheduled travel beyond Sept. 20 or for a change in departure or destination city, the change fee will be waived but a difference in fare may apply, United says. Click here for more information on United's policy.

Click here for more information on Southwest and JetBlue's policies.

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