Update, 10:15pm: Delta is now allowing free changes for flights originally scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday 01/21-01/23 to change to any flight through Sunday, 01/26!
I’ve updated their policy below and will update this post if the other airlines change their policies as well.
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Originally posted at 3:30pm:
Not a polar vortex, this time it’s the #ArcticAnticyclone
Had a $25 Delta glitch flight out west for today or tomorrow? You can fly anytime this week free of charge.
Click on the airline names for links to the change policies, including a list of airports that are affected by the policy.
-American and USAirways: If you are booked for travel on 01/21 or 01/22 you can change your dates to travel anytime between 01/21 and 01/24.
-Delta: If you are booked for travel on 01/21, 01/22, or 01/23 you can change your dates to travel anytime between 01/21 and 01/26.
-Jetblue: If you are booked for travel on 01/21 or 01/22 you can change your dates to travel anytime between 01/21 and 01/27.
-United: If you are booked for travel on 01/21 or 01/22 you can change your dates to travel anytime between 01/21 and 01/25.
-Southwest: If you are booked for travel on 01/21 or before noon on 01/22 you can change your dates to travel within the next 14 days.
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if my flight is canceled (only 1 leg ) do they have to give me back the money ?
@Usher:
Call and ask for a prorated refund if you don’t want to reschedule the flight.
air Canada?
any info how to change spirit flight
had 2 business class flights for 1/19 to LAX had to cancel them due to medical emergency do you think they would allow me to now change my dates?
I booked tix to milan on widerow united is telling me I can’t change times because they don’t have control of the ticket??? It’s a wideroe ticket. Any advice.
Dont forget this handy link to get a hold of United in under 60 seconds.
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Have Delta flights back from LA for Thurs 1/23. Hoping the change window gets extended…. Nothing I can do ahead of that, right?
I have a flight for Thursday 1/23. Any possibilities there? I actually wanted to change or cancel
When:All day, January 21, 2014
What to do:Air Canada has revised its ticketing policy for customers booked on affected flights to facilitate changes to bookings. Those customers wishing to make alternate travel arrangements can do so without penalty, space permitting, using our online rebooking tool: check your alternate travel options currently available; re-book yourself and check in before arriving at the airport.
Prior to leaving for the airport, please check your Flight Status, or call Air Canada’s automated flight information system at 1-888-422-7533.
Alternatively, you can contact Air Canada Reservations toll free in Canada and the U.S. at 888-247-2262; TTY: 1-800-361-8071 or Air Canada Reservations worldwide. Due to increased call centre volume, wait times may be longer than usual.
Can tho post link to delta policy – flying back from lax and want to move to sat or Sunday
Has anyone tried to get any name changes to work with this?
@ari: i got them to give me an airline credit for future travel, up till december
Can I give up my flight on American on 1/23 and get bumped to travel on Sunday? I’m traveling with 5 people. Was thinking they might want my tickets
Booked on thurs with American. Any shot of changing to Sunday?
Dan, Can I change the date of just the return flight? Will that fly or will they realize it’s got zilch to do with the weather.?
Tried to change my Thursday flight. I told them I got stuck in another state because of cancellation and don’t think I will make it to my flight. She tells me theres nothing I can do so I should just try to enjoy the state I am in or make it back on time for flight. lol
Now including Jan 23 Thursday! Free changes. http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/alerts-and-advisories/east-coast-winter-weather.html
I just got off the phone with them and they said there’s nothing they can do to change Thursday flight
@Mark:
Call again and tell them to check Delta.com.
They just published the Thursday and Sunday changes.
As I always say, HUCA!
@Dan: you think they would they let me change airports?
@Mark:
Like from where to where?
@Dan: I am on hold with them. My ticket was a priceline ticket with delta. Their lookin to see if they can even make a change. Thinking maybe instead of JFK to lax. Newark to lax. Also will have to change return flight
@mark, I just changed a thursday flight arriving changed from JFK to LGA, but that is not considered different arrival airport
@Mark:
Delta doesn’t fly Newark to LAX nonstop. But if you had a reason for getting to EWR easier my guess is they would try to accommodate.
@Dan: I noticed and gonna keep the same airports. Priceline giving me a hard time but said I might have to pay the fair difference for any change. Still on hold. Is this suppose to go through priceline or should Huca delta
You should be calling Delta.
@Dan: Priceline said they got approval and mentioned delta first sends everyone to deal with the provider but If you insist delta has to agree to make change for me. I was hoping I can change to Sunday morning flight but they mentioned u can only change to departure before midnight Saturday, is that correct or Sunday is included? Last flight out is at 8pm which would be tough but maybe possible.
Dude, I already told you several times that you should be calling Delta and speaking to a manager there.
Click on the Delta.com link and you’ll that Sunday the 26th is now allowed.
@Dan: k thanks. Looks like on link it lets u do it. But it does say rebooked travel must begin no later than 1/26 and it doesn’t say including 26 like paragraph before. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks again
what types of benefit is there to make changes?
I have a flight from JFK to paris tomorrow, 1/22 at 7 pm.
Do you guys think it will be delayed or canceled ?
@ shlomor
should be on time
I managed to change my trip from Thursday to Sunday which makes our trip planning so much easier without having to worry about shabbos!!! Thank you Dan for this amazing trip to the west coast for so cheap!!!
Dan you are absolutely the man!
First you hooked us up with freeish tickets and now i also get to change it so i dont need be stuck in a hotel for shabbos.
You hooked me up so many different times, thank you!
@dan
what about sun country airline
Somewhat unrelated – I had delta tickets from the price line glitch a few weeks ago. Trip was supposed to be from jan19-26 but decided not to confirm tickets because we ended up having an issue with the dates. On the 20th, I called to ask if it was possible to rebook and he said pick any day in 2014, doesn’t even need to be the same route (so long as its still the original departure and destination cities). Let me change the trip duration as well. Booked for presidents weekend to Hawaii in first class now.
@Dan- I booked my flight for today from NYC to Houston through CheapOair and they didn’t even send me an update that my flight was cancelled. On Tuesday morning, I happened to have looked in my old email to see if I can get the seats I wanted and it said “Update: Cancelled”. BH I attended your seminar in NJ and remembered to call and call and call until I get what I need. I wrote down the agents names of those I spoke to. After a 30 minute hold with United, they claimed no flights were available on Tuesday. LUCKILY, I had already looked up flights on United.com and wrote down the flight numbers of early flights that had seat availability. Having that as a counter immediately got me on a flight and I was one of the last united flights out of NY yesterday. Got an extra day in Houston! Thanks Dan!!
Delta allowed me to change a return ticket for next week from LAX to JFK for no charge even though I didn’t change the outbound ticket scheduled from JFK for today. Tnx Dan!!
any idea who will deliver kosher take out to LAX i have 2+ hour stop on the way to HNL Lunch time
Ha flight is supposed to be thurs but I don’t have a place to stay..anyone have any ideas?