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Due to the ongoing spread of Coronavirus (known as COVID-19), there has been a reduction in travel bookings for good reason. As a result, most airlines have released incentives to book flights. A lot of them are offering FREE CANCELLATIONS and I think this is an amazing opportunity to book trips in advance. I will personally only be booking trips from the summer & beyond because of all the uncertainty of the virus. Flights are the lowest I’ve seen so make sure to snag a ticket while the deals last with coronavirus travel flexibility!
PS: Most only apply to tickets booked directly with the websites.
Delta Air Lines
You may change or cancel your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- Affected Customers : All Tickets issued between March 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020
- Impacted Travel Date(s): March 1, 2020 – February 25, 2021
- Ticket Can Be Changed One-Time To An Alternate Itinerary. Must Be Re-issued On/Before: February 28, 2021
- Rebooked travel must begin no later than February 28, 2021
Conditions & restrictions:
- Eligibility only for customers with an Original Ticket Issue Date between March 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020
- Any fare difference will apply
JetBlue
You may change or cancel your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- You purchased a ticket between February 27, 2020 and March 11, 2020 (“Booking Window”) for travel on or before June 1, 2020
Conditions & restrictions:
- For coronavirus travel flexibility rebooked travel is permitted during the Booking Window. After the Booking Window, only the first rebooking will be eligible under this policy, and will be subject to the fare rules and Contract of Carriage in effect at time of this rebooking. Changes/cancellations must be made prior to scheduled departure (otherwise fare is forfeited).
United Airlines
You may change or cancel your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- You purchased a ticket between March 3, 2020 and March 31, 2020 for travel up to 12 months from the original ticket issue date
Conditions & restrictions:
- Any fare difference will apply
- Coronavirus trvIf you decide to cancel your flight, you can retain the value of the ticket to be applied to a new ticket without fee for travel up to 12 months from the original ticket issue date
Air Canada
You may change your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- You purchased a ticket between March 4 2020 and March 31, 2020
- The change is made at least 14 days in advance of your outbound travel date
Conditions & restrictions:
- Any fare difference will apply
- You may cancel your flight and apply any unused value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket within 12 months of the issue date on your original ticket. However applicable change fee and fare difference will apply for new travel dates and will be collected at the time of booking the new ticket
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
You may change your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- You purchased a ticket to Europe, the US or Asia between March 5, 2020 and March 19, 2020 for travel between March 5, 2020 and August 31, 2020
Conditions & restrictions:
- No change fee apply to new bookings made from March 05th, 2020 to March 19th, 2020 for travel between March 05th, 2020 and August 31st, 2020 (included).
- The offer is valid on all SAS operated flights, to and from Europe, USA and Asia. The offer is not valid for flights wholly within Scandinavia or Domestic Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
- If the ticket is changed to a higher fare, any fare difference between the existing booking and the new booking must be paid for.
- No cancellations or full refund are allowed, unless the fare rules of your original ticket allow it.
- Rebooking can be made only once.
- Rebooking is only valid to and from the same destination as the one on your original one.
American Airlines
You may change your flight once without paying a change fee if:
- You purchased a ticket on American Airlines between March 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. CT and March 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. CT, you may change your flight once without paying a change fee*. Tickets must be purchased for travel between March 5, 2020 and January 30, 2021.
Conditions & restrictions:
- We will waive the change fee only on published Non-Refundable Fare tickets.
- Tickets must be purchased between March 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. CT and March 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. CT, with original travel between March 5, 2020 and January 30, 2021.
- Changes must be made prior to the departure of your original flight*.
- New travel must be completed within 1 year of original ticket issue date.
- Any difference in fare will apply.
- Change your trip online or by calling Reservations.
Alaska Airlines
How flexible travel options work
Coronavirus travel flexibility options: If you purchase a Saver fare between February 27, 2020 and March 31, 2020 for travel through February 28, 2021, you may:
- Cancel your trip and deposit the funds into your My Account wallet.
If you purchase a nonrefundable First Class or Main fare between February 27, 2020 and March 31, 2020 for travel through February 28, 2021, you may:
- Make a one-time change with no change fee. New travel must be completed by February 28, 2021. A fare difference may apply to your new itinerary.
- Cancel your trip and deposit the funds into My Account wallet.
Exception Policy
Tickets must be changed or canceled prior to the departure of your original flight.
If you purchased your ticket directly from Alaska Airlines, you may change your flight or cancel your trip online.
If you purchased your tickets through a third party, such as Expedia, another travel agency, or another airline, contact them directly for assistance.
This waiver is valid only for tickets issued by Alaska Airlines, which you can identify by a 13-digit ticket number that begins with Alaska Airlines code “027”. Tickets issued by other airlines with a different carrier code (ticket numbers that don’t begin with “027”) are subject to the waiver policy of the other airline.
British Airways
They’re removing the change fee on all new bookings made from Tuesday 3 March to Monday 16 March 2020.
Flexibility is everything during uncertain times and we’re passionate about offering as much freedom as possible. This means you can book with confidence as our policy applies right up until departure without having to pay the normal change fee.
Book with total confidence
- No change fee applies to new bookings on any route made from Tuesday 3 March to Monday 16 March 2020.
- Change your booking to any date in the next 12 months.
- Also available on flight + hotel and flight + car packages. No hotel change fees apply up to 48 hours before travel unless specified as non-changeable.
- Any fare difference still applies.
This post is as of March 6th 2020. Okeventures will be updated accordingly….
