Hurricane Dorian is set to wreak havoc on air travel — here’s what you need to know about flights

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Hurricane Dorian is on track impact Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands in the next several days
Air travel is likely to be severely impacted, and delays and cancellations could impact flights nationwide.
Airlines — including American, JetBlue, Southwest, and United — have issued travel waivers letting some affected passengers change their flights without any fees. Scroll down for details on the waivers, and check back here for updates.
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A dangerous tropical storm in the Caribbean strengthened on Wednesday to become Hurricane Dorian.

The Category 1 hurricane bore down on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and is expected to make landfall in Florida or southern Georgia as a major hurricane — which means a Category 3 or stronger — by Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Air travel is expected to be impacted in those areas, though as in many cases of severe weather, effects could ripple nationwide as aircraft are forced to be repositioned or rack up delays due to the storm over the course of a travel day.

So far, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United have issued travel waivers, allowing those with flights that may be directly impacted to change their itineraries without a fee. However, other airlines are expected to follow.

Scroll down for full details.

If you’re traveling this weekend, check this page for updated travel waiver information.

American Airlines

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Passengers flying to, from, or connecting through the following airports on August 30 to 31 are eligible for travel waivers:

Freeport, Bahamas (FPO)
George Town, Bahamas (GGT)
Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH)
Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PLS)

The waiver applies as long as you reschedule your flight for anytime between August 28 to September 7 between the same cities and in the same cabin.

Also, passengers traveling to, from, or through the following airports on August 26 to 29 are eligible for travel waivers under the same terms (as long as they rebook their flights for August 26 to September 5):

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI)
Cap Haitien, Haiti (CAP)
Fort de France, Martinique (FDF)
Port Au Prince, Haiti (PAP)
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP)
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
St. Lucia, Saint Lucia (UVF)

To change your flight, contact airline reservations at 800-433-7300, or make the change online yourself by clicking "change trip" when you pull up your flight details.

Delta

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Travel waiver applies for passengers flying to, from, or connecting through the following airports on August 26 to 29:

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
Port Au Prince, Haiti (PAP)
San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
St. Lucia, Saint Lucia (UVF)
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (STT)

The full waiver applies as long as you reschedule your flight for anytime on or before September 5 between the same cities and in the same cabin.

You can also cancel your flight and get a refund in the form of a credit. You’ll have to use the credit to purchase a new ticket for travel within a year of the original purchase date.

Also, passengers traveling to, from, or through the following airports on August 30 to 31 are eligible for travel waivers under the same terms (as long as they rebook their flights for September 7 or earlier):

George Town, Bahamas (GGT)
Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH)
Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PLS)

To change your flight, click "My Trips" in the Delta app or on the website.

JetBlue

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Travel waiver applies for passengers flying to, from, and connecting through the following airports on August 28 to 29:

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN)
Ponce, Puerto Rico (PSE)
San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (STT)

The waiver applies as long as you reschedule your flight for anytime between through September 1 between the same cities and in the same cabin.

To change your flight, contact airline reservations at 800-538-2583, or make the change online yourself by clicking "manage flights" when you pull up your flight details.

If your flight ends up being cancelled, you can also opt for a full refund.

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Source: Business Insider – dslotnick@businessinsider.com (David Slotnick)