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TerryK Sep 12, 2020 11:37 am

No West Coast Wild Fire Waiver
 
Doesn't look like UA has waiver for west coast wild fire. I recall UA had those waivers in 2018/19 but they don't seem to care now with Covid-19 waiver. The trouble is Covid-19 waiver only waives change fee while fare difference still applies.:(

azepine00 Sep 12, 2020 11:54 am


Originally Posted by TerryK (Post 32670571)
Doesn't look like UA has waiver for west coast wild fire. I recall UA had those waivers in 2018/19 but they don't seem to care now with Covid-19 waiver. The trouble is Covid-19 waiver only waives change fee while fare difference still applies.:(

2018 fires driven by winds were very close to heavily populated areas with major damage and mass evacuations.. this year so far they are less disruptive but once winds pick up it will get worse.

WineCountryUA Sep 12, 2020 11:56 am


Originally Posted by azepine00 (Post 32670599)
2018 fires driven by winds were very close to heavily populated areas with major damage and mass evacuations.. this year so far they are less disruptive but once winds pick up it will get worse.

For California perhaps, but Oregon looks pretty ugly at the moment -- 10% of the state's population are under evac orders

MatthewLAX Sep 12, 2020 2:28 pm

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Agreed OP. Odd UA hasn't issued one.

WineCountryUA Sep 12, 2020 3:33 pm

Also appears none for AS, WN, DL, AA, .... either (although I may have missed in looking, don't know my way their website as well as I know UA)

Kacee Sep 12, 2020 7:08 pm

There are currently no change fees, so much reduced need for a waiver.

And btw, 2020 fires are of a scope that was barely even imaginable in 2018. Among major population centers, Portland, Eugene, and Medford are currently threatened.

WineCountryUA Sep 12, 2020 8:00 pm

The Oct 2017 Tubbs/Atlas/Nuns fires took out 7K+ homes
The Nov 2018 Camp Fire took out 11K+ homes.

Oregon fires could be worse.

fly747first Sep 12, 2020 8:04 pm


Originally Posted by Kacee (Post 32671354)
There are currently no change fees, so much reduced need for a waiver.

true, but the difference in airfare still applies

WineCountryUA Sep 12, 2020 8:06 pm


Originally Posted by fly747first (Post 32671427)
true, but the difference in airfare still applies

But it did also for many waivers unless travel resumed in a narrow window,


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