First, it was Hurricane Helene. Now Hurricane Milton is heading toward Central Florida and is expected to arrive with vengeance midweek.
Airlines are already canceling flights, posting travel advisories and offering fee waivers for flight changes.
Airports are issuing operational updates and reminding travelers that they are not public shelters.
Here are the policies and status announcements we spotted on Sunday evening.
If you are traveling this week, be sure to check (and recheck) for flight changes.
The St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) issued a statement saying that it was waiting for evacuation orders from Pinellas County officials before deciding when to close the airport, but that all flights in or out of PIE on Allegiant were already canceled on Wed (Oct 9) and Thurs (Oct 10).
Airline travel alerts ahead of Hurricane Milton
Here are the links to travel alerts and change fee policies for airlines ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. They’re likely be updated as the storm arrives.
American Airlines. The alert covers travel to, from or through at least a dozen Florida airports.
Delta Air Lines. 8 airports are part of the travel alert.
Frontier Airlines. 7 airports are part of the airline’s travel advisory.
JetBlue Airways. 4 airports are covered by the travel alert.
Southwest Airlines‘ travel alert is for four Florida airports.
and 5 airports are included in the travel alert issued by United Airlines.
