The Los Angeles metro area is experiencing a major wind and firestorm event, affecting some travel in and out of the area. Delta Air Lines issued a change waiver for passengers traveling through one of four L.A.-area airports:
- Hollywood-Burbank (BUR)
- Los Angeles International (LAX)
- Ontario (ONT)
- Santa Ana/Orange County (SNA)
The waiver is effective for travel taking place from Wednesday, January 8, through Friday, January 10. Tickets must be rebooked by Wednesday, January 15. Rebooked travel must commence no later than January 15, as well. Here’s the waiver’s official page on Delta.com.
Any applicable fare differences should be waived, provided you rebook in the originally ticketed cabin of service (i.e., Main Cabin).
Delta could have its handful with people needing to change their plans. There’s also a weather waiver for the southcentral U.S. and another for the Atlanta area and other parts of the southeast.
I live in the Los Angeles area (my family is safe for now) and it seems the real awful winds are moving east. It’ll still be windy for a few days but not nearly as bad as it’s been. It seems like new fires sprout up every few hours — but the Eaton and Palisades fires are the ones you see on the news. (We, like many people, can see smoke from both.)
Prepare for turbulent rides into and out of the L.A.-area airports. I lost track of how many planes tried landing at Burbank (BUR) on Tuesday, only to divert to LAX, Las Vegas, or Phoenix. The winds (83 MPH gusts!) were simply too high.
The air quality is going to be pretty gross.
Remember that airlines generally don’t pay for any expenses (hotels, meals, ground transport, etc.) if you’re delayed due to weather. I hope you booked with a credit card offering good trip delay coverage or you hold travel insurance. (Or both!)
Contact Delta Air Lines for Rebooking Help
If you have questions or need to rebook travel, contact Delta Air Lines directly (not “Delta Airlines”) or the provider through whom you originally purchased travel.
Delta Air Lines: 1-800-221-1212
You can also live message/chat with Delta.
Stay safe, everyone!
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