Airlines began expanding their Hurricane Irma change-fee waivers to include Florida airports as the storm appeared increasingly likely to track toward the state.
American, JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and Air Canada were among the carriers that now included at least some Florida airports in their Irma-related rebooking policies.
Most airlines already had included some Caribbean destinations in their fee-waiver policies. But Tuesday marked the first time that mainland U.S. airports were added to the various airline policies.
The details varied by airline, but "“ generally "“ they permitted customers to make one change to their itineraries without paying change fees that can cost $200 or more per passenger…
