Airlines waive most fees to reschedule your flight because of Hurricane Earl

CLEVELAND - Airlines are letting passengers reschedule their flights and they're waiving fees, but it doesn't mean you'll get a free ticket to use whenever you want.

There are restrictions.

Check with your airline to make sure the city you're travelling to is included in their travel waiver program, or check our handy guide below.

Most airlines are letting you reschedule if you're flying through Saturday.

Typically, you can only make one change to your travel schedule and you need to be back in the air within a few days.

Southwest, Continental, and Frontier are giving you almost two weeks to schedule your new trip, but Air Tran is only giving a three-day grace period.

If you change your origin or destination you are responsible for the increased fare on most airlines.

Some of the rules indicate customers could be on the hook for fees if your new trip can't be booked in the same class. So, make the changes as soon as possible.

No matter when you travel, sign up for your airline's alert system. You can get a call or text right to your phone with your flight's status.

Specific Airline Changes
US Airways
US Airways is allowing one ticketing change without penalty if you are travelling from Sept. 4 to Hartford/Springfield, New Haven, Augusta, Bangor, Bar Habor, Portland, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Providence, Salisbury, New Bern, Wilmington, Newport News, Norfolk, Manchester, and Jacksonville, North Carolina.

US Airways is requiring you to travel within seven days before or after the scheduled origination date. You can even change your origin and destination if you travel within seven days, but you may have to pay fees if there is an increase in fare.

Delta
Delta is allowing you to change your ticket if you are travelling between Baltimore, Bangor, Boston, Charlottesville, Hartford, Nantucket, Newark, New Bern, Newburgh, Newport News, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland, Providence, Richmond, Washington, D.C., White Plains, Wilmington, Manchester, and Jacksonville, North Carlina.

Delta is allowing the free change if you are travelling September 3rd or 4th and you have to schedule your new trip for travel no later than Sept. 11. If you change your destination or origin, you may pay a higher fare.

United
United is offering a waiver if you are travelling from Asheville, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Greensboro, Hartford, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland, Providence, Raleigh Durham, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Manchester, White Plains, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Flights that have been canceled have already been rebooked, so you need to check United’s website for specifics on your reservation.

You are typically allowed one change to your schedule. If you are already on your trip, you must complete your revised travel schedule within seven days of your original travel date. You also can’t change the cities you’re travelling between.

If you have not started your travel, you must make changes within seven days of the waiver. The new itinerary may be subject to higher fares if it doesn’t meet original rule and booking code restrictions.

Air Tran
Air Tran is allowing you to adjust your schedule to travel one day prior or up to three days following your original itinerary. The affected cities include Asheville, Baltimore, Boston, New York – LaGuardia, Newport News, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Juan, and Washington, D.C.

Southwest
Southwest is helping passengers with tickets to and from Boston, Long Island, Norfolk, and Providence. You must rebook in the same class of service or you can fly standby without a fee as long as your new travel dates are within 14 days of the original date and you’re going to the same cities.

American
American Airlines calls its waiver a hurricane protection policy.

You can cancel your non-refundable reservation before the first scheduled flight and get a travel voucher good for one year.  You must make the refund request within 14 days of the hurricane warning.

If you are rescheduling your flight to the same destination, you also have to act before your first scheduled flight.  Your rebooked travel must begin with seven days of the start of your original travel date.

Continental

With Continental , your travel for your new trip must begin by Sept. 19.

If your flight is canceled, you are eligible for a refund.

Frontier
Frontier is making arrangements for flights to and from Raleigh/Durham, Newport-News, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, and Boston. If you are already en route, you must rebook by Sept. 4 for travel through September 18th. You must keep your origin and destination the same.

If you haven’t started your travel, your new trip may be subject to higher fares if it does not meet he same rules or booking class. You also must book by Sept. 4 for travel through Sept. 18.