Flying to Florida soon? Here is what you need to know ahead of Hurricane Ian
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 10: American Airlines planes parked at their gates in the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The American Airlines company announced it will discontinue service to several international desti
ORLANDO, Fla. - Flights to and from Florida will likely be disrupted this week ahead of Hurricane Ian, which is expected to impact parts of Central Florida.
Airlines, including American, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, and Southwest, are allowing travelers to change their travel plans without paying additional fees or fare differences.
Tampa International Airport (TPA) will suspend its operations on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at 5 p.m. and will remain closed until it is safe to reopen. The main terminal, airsides, and parking garages will all be closed.
St. Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) said it would suspend its operations at 1 p.m. on Tuesday to comply with a mandatory evacuation order.
Orlando International Airport (MCO) said it will be stopping commercial flights from flying out starting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
American Airlines
American Airlines is waiving change fees for people flying to or out of several Florida airports, including Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and Panama City, between Sept. 23 and Oct. 1, 2022.
Full list of airports:
- Daytona Beach, Florida (DAB)
- Destin / Fort Walton Beach, Florida (VPS)
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL)
- Fort Myers, Florida (RSW)
- Gainesville, Florida (GNV)
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (GCM)
- Havana, Cuba (HAV)
- Jacksonville, Florida (JAX)
- Key West, Florida (EYW)
- Kingston, Jamaica (KIN)
- Melbourne, Florida (MLB)
- Miami, Florida (MIA)
- Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)
- Orlando, Florida (MCO)
- Panama City, Florida (ECP)
- Pensacola, Florida (PNS)
- Sarasota / Bradenton, Florida (SRQ)
- Tallahassee, Florida (TLH)
- Tampa, Florida (TPA)
- West Palm Beach, Florida (PBI)
Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines is issuing travel waivers to people traveling to several Florida destinations, including Orlando, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Tampa, and Tallahassee, between Sept. 25 - 30, 2022. Travel waiver means the fare difference will be waived when rebooked travel happened on or before Oct. 3, 2022. For travel after Oct. 3, customers will have to pay the fare difference.
Travel waiver being offered to these destinations:
- Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
- Panama City, FL (ECP)
- Key West, FL (EYW)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
- Gainesville, FL (GNV)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Orlando, FL (MCO)
- Miami, FL (MIA)
- Melbourne, FL (MLB)
- West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
- Pensacola, FL (PNS)
- Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
- Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
- Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
- Tampa, FL (TPA)
- Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
jetBlue
JetBlue said it will waive change or cancel fees and fair differences for those planning to fly to or from certain airports in Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian. Flights have to be between Monday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 30 to or from the following airports:
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
- Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Miami, FL (MIA)
- Orlando, FL (MCO)
- Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
- Tampa, FL (TPA)
- West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
Southwest
Southwest is also allowing people who are scheduled to fly to or out of several Florida airports this week to rebook their travel fans without facing additional charges. Travel has to be rebooked within 14 days.
The waiver is being offered at these airports:
- Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
- Ft. Myers, FL (RSW)
- Havana, Cuba (HAV)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Miami, FL (MIA)
- Orlando, FL (MCO)
- Panama City Beach, FL (ECP)
- Pensacola, FL (PNS)
- Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
- Tampa, FL (TPA)
- West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
Spirit
Spirit passengers traveling to or from Fort Myers, Orlando, or Tampa between Sept. 27-30, 2022, can rebook their travel without additional charges due to Hurricane Ian. Travel has to be rebooked by Oct. 3, 2022.