Updated Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Hurricane Ian is causing airports to close and airlines to cancel flights and offer passengers travel waivers.
Orlando International Airport (MCO) plans to stop commercial operations at 10:30 am on Wednesday, September 28, until it is safe to resume flights.
Tampa International Airport (TPA) will suspend operations at 5 pm today.
Other airports in the region are closing operations Tuesday and Wednesday as well. Others are advising travelers to be prepared for canceled flights.
Airlines offering travel waivers due to Hurricane Ian
Many airlines have posted travel advisories and are offering no-fee travel waivers to passengers flying to, from, or through airports in Hurricane Ian’s path.
Alaska Airlines has a Hurricane Ian-related travel alert posted for 5 airports.
American Airlines has issued a travel alert for 20 airports in the western Caribbean and Florida, allowing customers whose travel plans are affected by Hurricane Ian to rebook without change fees.
Delta Airlines has a travel alert for 20 airports.
JetBlue’s travel alert for Hurricane Ian applies to travel through 8 airports.
The travel advisory for Southwest Airlines affects travel to and through a dozen airports.
And the United Airlines travel alert applies to 11 airports.
Of course, all this can change depending on what happens to the hurricane. So if you are traveling in the next few days, be sure to check with your airline to see if flights are operating.
