Sep 5, 2017, 12:05 pm
Last edit by: FlyerWx
Hurricane Irma Travel Advisories for Delta:
Delta Travel Advisory Hurricane Irma
Updated as of 28 Sep 2017, 12:45pm EDT:
Affected Cities & Dates
Key West, FL (EYW)
Travel Dates: September 20- October 12, 2017 (New travel must originate on or before October 15, 2017)
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Turks and Caicos, TC (PLS)
Travel Dates: September 5- October 31, 2017 (New travel must originate on or before October 31, 2018 )
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San Juan, PR (SJU)
St. Thomas, VI (STT)
St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
Travel Dates: September 5, 2017 - April 2, 2018 (New travel must originate on or before September 27, 2018 )
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Albany, GA (ABY)
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Augusta, GA (AGS)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Brunswick, GA (BQK)
Charleston, SC (CHS)
Columbus, GA (CSG)
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
Dothan, AL (DHN)
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL (FLL)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
Freeport, BS (FPO)
Gainesville, FL (GNV)
Georgetown, BS (GGT)
Havana, CU (HAV)
Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Key West, FL (EYW)
Marsh Harbour, BS (MHH)
Melbourne, FL (MLB)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Mobile, AL (MOB)
Montgomery, AL (MGM)
Nassau, BS (NAS)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Panama City, FL (ECP)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Savannah, GA (SAV)
Santiago, DO (STI)
St. Croix, VI (STX)
Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater, FL (TPA)
Valdosta, GA (VLD)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
Travel Dates: September 6-20, 2017 (rebooked travel must begin by September 30th)
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TEMPORARY BAGGAGE AND PET IN CABIN FEE WAIVER
Delta has put a temporary policy in place to waive all baggage and pet-in-cabin fees for customers traveling to or from the following cities:
Brunswick, GA (BQK)
Charleston, SC (CHS)
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Freeport, BS (FPO)
Gainesville, FL (GNV)
Georgetown, BS (GGT)
Havana, CU (HAV)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Key West, FL (EYW)
Marsh Harbour, BS (MHH)
Melbourne, FL (MLB)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Nassau, BS (NAS)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Panama City, FL (ECP)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
San Juan, PR (SJU)
Santiago, DO (STI)
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Savannah, GA (SAV)
St. Croix, VI (STX)
St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
St. Thomas, VI (STT)
Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
Tampa, FL (TPA)
Turk Caicos ISLS, TC (PLS)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
When you check in at the airport, Delta will waive all baggage fees and pet-in-cabin fees for customers traveling to or from the above cities now through September 15, 2017. There will be limitations to the amount of baggage that an aircraft can carry, and some or all of your luggage may not be able to be accommodated on your flight. In that event, please ask the Airport Customer Service representative if baggage that cannot be placed on your flight can be accommodated on a later flight. Pets traveling in the cabin must be properly contained in accordance with carry on policy.
Delta Travel Advisory Hurricane Irma
Updated as of 28 Sep 2017, 12:45pm EDT:
Affected Cities & Dates
Key West, FL (EYW)
Travel Dates: September 20- October 12, 2017 (New travel must originate on or before October 15, 2017)
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Turks and Caicos, TC (PLS)
Travel Dates: September 5- October 31, 2017 (New travel must originate on or before October 31, 2018 )
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San Juan, PR (SJU)
St. Thomas, VI (STT)
St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
Travel Dates: September 5, 2017 - April 2, 2018 (New travel must originate on or before September 27, 2018 )
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Albany, GA (ABY)
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Augusta, GA (AGS)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Brunswick, GA (BQK)
Charleston, SC (CHS)
Columbus, GA (CSG)
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
Dothan, AL (DHN)
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL (FLL)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
Freeport, BS (FPO)
Gainesville, FL (GNV)
Georgetown, BS (GGT)
Havana, CU (HAV)
Huntsville, AL (HSV)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Key West, FL (EYW)
Marsh Harbour, BS (MHH)
Melbourne, FL (MLB)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Mobile, AL (MOB)
Montgomery, AL (MGM)
Nassau, BS (NAS)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Panama City, FL (ECP)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Savannah, GA (SAV)
Santiago, DO (STI)
St. Croix, VI (STX)
Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater, FL (TPA)
Valdosta, GA (VLD)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
Travel Dates: September 6-20, 2017 (rebooked travel must begin by September 30th)
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TEMPORARY BAGGAGE AND PET IN CABIN FEE WAIVER
Delta has put a temporary policy in place to waive all baggage and pet-in-cabin fees for customers traveling to or from the following cities:
Brunswick, GA (BQK)
Charleston, SC (CHS)
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Freeport, BS (FPO)
Gainesville, FL (GNV)
Georgetown, BS (GGT)
Havana, CU (HAV)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Key West, FL (EYW)
Marsh Harbour, BS (MHH)
Melbourne, FL (MLB)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Nassau, BS (NAS)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Panama City, FL (ECP)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
San Juan, PR (SJU)
Santiago, DO (STI)
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Savannah, GA (SAV)
St. Croix, VI (STX)
St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
St. Thomas, VI (STT)
Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
Tampa, FL (TPA)
Turk Caicos ISLS, TC (PLS)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
When you check in at the airport, Delta will waive all baggage fees and pet-in-cabin fees for customers traveling to or from the above cities now through September 15, 2017. There will be limitations to the amount of baggage that an aircraft can carry, and some or all of your luggage may not be able to be accommodated on your flight. In that event, please ask the Airport Customer Service representative if baggage that cannot be placed on your flight can be accommodated on a later flight. Pets traveling in the cabin must be properly contained in accordance with carry on policy.
Hurricane Irma Thread
Sep 6, 2017, 8:08 am
#76
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 3,394
Intentional or not doesn't change what it is. The price of a ticket is confirmed multiple times during the booking process, to complete that process within a matter of 10 seconds, click the purchase button and get that message is suspicious at best. Of course all the tickets departing on Saturday when they know damn well no flights will be leaving are normal priced.
That certain flights are only available when booked going elsewhere is also suspicious. A direct flight FLL-ATL shows as unavailable, a reservation from FLL to LNK through ATL was bookable (and I did it just to have something booked).
That certain flights are only available when booked going elsewhere is also suspicious. A direct flight FLL-ATL shows as unavailable, a reservation from FLL to LNK through ATL was bookable (and I did it just to have something booked).
To me gouging would be charging far more than the standard price for something that doesn't change in price depending on availability. Target charges $5 for a case of water whether they have 5 or 500 cases on hand, if in a disaster situation Target is now charging $50 for the same water, that is gouging.
Airline tickets have always gone up in price as the flight sells out (there are obviously individual flight exceptions, but generally this is the case) This is a rare case where a huge spike in demand rapidly accelerates the normal process. This same thing happened a few year ago when there was the Amtrak crash. the sudden spike in demand leads to a sudden spike in price.
Now if two weeks ago DL was selling full Y/F fares for $1000/$2000 for MIA-XXX, and now the full Y/F fares are $3000/$6000 you have a case. Otherwise it's just the normal process that got overwhelmed by the situation.
Sep 6, 2017, 8:55 am
#77
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 2
Oversold situations
Any insight into whether the flights from South Florida to NYC will be oversold over the next couple days? Or are the airlines typically more careful about overselling flights in these scenarios? I wouldn't mind scoring a voucher for my Thursday evening flight from FLL to JFK.
Sep 6, 2017, 9:27 am
#78
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: OKC
Programs: DL DM/2.768MM, Global Entry, Titanium_Marriott, GHertz
Posts: 6,752
Okay, count me in as paranoid that I may miss my last trip on a 747.
On Sept 13, I am ticketed for OKC-ATL-DTW-PVG. If I move to OKC-DTW direct that would involve 7 hour layover at DTW. Going through MSP forces me on to an RJ7 with 2 hour layovers in both MSP and DTW.
My primary concern is this is a GUC ticket that had some unusual changes and I may lose some gains unless DL issues a weather release.
Where are the best projection maps relative to the impact of Irma on ATL?
On Sept 13, I am ticketed for OKC-ATL-DTW-PVG. If I move to OKC-DTW direct that would involve 7 hour layover at DTW. Going through MSP forces me on to an RJ7 with 2 hour layovers in both MSP and DTW.
My primary concern is this is a GUC ticket that had some unusual changes and I may lose some gains unless DL issues a weather release.
Where are the best projection maps relative to the impact of Irma on ATL?
Sep 6, 2017, 9:55 am
#80
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,423
To me gouging would be charging far more than the standard price for something that doesn't change in price depending on availability. Target charges $5 for a case of water whether they have 5 or 500 cases on hand, if in a disaster situation Target is now charging $50 for the same water, that is gouging.
Airline tickets have always gone up in price as the flight sells out (there are obviously individual flight exceptions, but generally this is the case) This is a rare case where a huge spike in demand rapidly accelerates the normal process. This same thing happened a few year ago when there was the Amtrak crash. the sudden spike in demand leads to a sudden spike in price.
Now if two weeks ago DL was selling full Y/F fares for $1000/$2000 for MIA-XXX, and now the full Y/F fares are $3000/$6000 you have a case. Otherwise it's just the normal process that got overwhelmed by the situation.
Airline tickets have always gone up in price as the flight sells out (there are obviously individual flight exceptions, but generally this is the case) This is a rare case where a huge spike in demand rapidly accelerates the normal process. This same thing happened a few year ago when there was the Amtrak crash. the sudden spike in demand leads to a sudden spike in price.
Now if two weeks ago DL was selling full Y/F fares for $1000/$2000 for MIA-XXX, and now the full Y/F fares are $3000/$6000 you have a case. Otherwise it's just the normal process that got overwhelmed by the situation.
If there was any "gouging," it would be in delaying the travel waiver for existing reservations while seats were selling out like hotcakes. But even that seems dubious to me -- especially since this waiver was issued very far in advance.
Meanwhile, the latest track puts the storm over Miami and right up the east coast of Florida. But that forecast is now moving wildly as the models are going crazy, and the NHC admits they could still be 200 miles off. There's a real chance the storm might miss Florida entirely. Fingers crossed.
EDIT: Check out the "spaghetti" models for Irma. The damage could be in Charleston or Savannah.
https://www.cyclocane.com/irma-spaghetti-models/
Sep 6, 2017, 10:01 am
#81
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Sep 6, 2017, 10:08 am
#82
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Location: ATL
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Posts: 6,365
Hopefully not, but some projections still show the storm as heading N x NW after turning up the coast, kind of between SC and GA.
This could bring plenty of storms to ATL late Mon or Tue.
Obviously nothing remotely comparable to the coastal impact, but could be serious delays through the hub.
This could bring plenty of storms to ATL late Mon or Tue.
Obviously nothing remotely comparable to the coastal impact, but could be serious delays through the hub.
Sep 6, 2017, 10:13 am
#83
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Sep 6, 2017, 10:14 am
#84
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Hopefully not, but some projections still show the storm as heading N x NW after turning up the coast, kind of between SC and GA.
This could bring plenty of storms to ATL late Mon or Tue.
Obviously nothing remotely comparable to the coastal impact, but could be serious delays through the hub.
This could bring plenty of storms to ATL late Mon or Tue.
Obviously nothing remotely comparable to the coastal impact, but could be serious delays through the hub.
I have a meeting scheduled for Atlanta beginning Monday evening. Many of our participants are coming from Florida so there is discussion of cancelling the event all together. I am hoping it gets cancelled - I don't want to get stuck in Atlanta next week.
Sep 6, 2017, 11:04 am
#86
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Posts: 353
They just updated the waiver for South Florida, The Bahamas, and Cuba to include most all of Florida. Travel must begin by September 30th.
Sep 6, 2017, 11:10 am
#87
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Looks like they got it back out pretty quickly (DL 302).
Sep 6, 2017, 12:02 pm
#89
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I'm sure it's awful. It was already bad Monday night when I drove north from Key West, and that's before the evacuation notice was in place.
Sep 6, 2017, 12:26 pm
#90
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hopefully everyone packs a dose of patience, any bad accidents shutting down the road would be very problematic in this situation.
do you know if they're going to turn the southbound lanes around and allow all northbound traffic only?