Airlines, including Denver’s three largest carriers, are issuing Hurricane Irene-related travel advisories for East Coast flights.
United Airlines is waiving same-day change fees for travel today to and from Newark Liberty, New York’s LaGuardia and Kennedy, and White Plains airports.
Waivers also have been issued for United customers traveling Friday through Sunday through the following airports: Charleston, S.C.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Norfolk, Va., and Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
Southwest Airlines continues to operate service between the cities it serves while monitoring conditions.
“As the storm conditions develop, there is a possibility that some of our weekend flights could be disrupted,” the airline said in a statement.
Customers with reservations for travel between the following airports starting Saturday through Monday are eligible to reschedule without paying an additional charge:
Albany, N.Y.; Baltimore/Washington; Boston; Hartford/Springfield; Long Island’s MacArthur; Manchester, N.H.; Newark Liberty; New York LaGuardia; Norfolk, Va.; Philadelphia; Providence, R.I.; Washington Dulles.
Frontier Airlines has enacted guidelines for travel today through Monday for Boston; Hartford, Conn.; Newport News/Williamsburg, Va.; New York LaGuardia, Newark Liberty, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. (Reagan) airports.
Change fees will be waived for customers who are enroute and want to change a return trip, or have not begun to travel.
Tickets must have been purchased before Wednesday, with rebooking completed by midnight Monday and travel completed by Sept. 4.
Ann Schrader: 303-954-1967 or aschrader@denverpost.com.
