Originally Posted by
rgilkes
Hey All,
We are experiencing a tropical storm in South Florida and my flight last night got cancelled...
Not yet. Thursday night was a Tropical Storm Watch, and Friday is a Tropical Storm Warning, but there is not yet a Named Storm.
Named Storm Warning is one of the covered hazards. Another is "Severe Weather" with a bunch of qualifiers, the complete terms are in the post immediately upthread which I will quote here:
Originally Posted by
threeoh
Depends why BA cancelled the flight. If it was a covered hazard, then yes Trip Cancellation/Interruption covers it. If not, then no. If it was weather related, then see if one of these two covered hazards apply:
"
• Named Storm Warning
• Severe Weather, which prevents a reasonable and prudent person
from beginning or continuing on a Trip and occurs: 1) at the point of
origin of the Trip prior to departure; or 2) in the path between Your
place of permanent residence and the point of origin of the Trip
prior to departure; or 3) within fifty (50) miles of the airport, terminal,
station, booked lodging, and/or Host at Destination location listed
on Your travel itinerary; and which: A) impacts a reasonable and
prudent person’s ability to: (a) safely travel to the departure point of
a Common Carrier on which You are scheduled to travel; or (b) safely
remain at a booked Provider of Lodging, or a Host at Destination
location listed on Your travel itinerary; or B) causes the cessation
of operation of a Common Carrier for which You are scheduled
to travel provided that such cessation of operation causes You to:
(a) miss at least 20% of the scheduled duration of the Trip; or (b) miss
the departure of a prepaid cruise, or tour (booked through a Tour
Operator) that You are scheduled to take; or C) causes a Provider
of Lodging with which You booked accommodations to cease
normal operations
"