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Additional delays and cancellations are expected Friday.

Delta has issued a travel waiver for all customers who have booked flights departing Friday, July 19. It allows customers to manage their own travel changes via delta.com and the Fly Delta app. 

The fare difference for customers will be waived when rebooked travel occurs on or before July 24, in the same cabin of service as originally booked. If travel is rebooked after July 24, any difference in fare between the original ticket and the new ticket will be collected at the time of booking.

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5 things to know about airline travel alerts

If you've had trips booked to or from Florida or other destinations on the East Coast this past week, there's a good chance you've dealt with an airline travel alert as Hurricane Ian made its way north .

These alerts are common during hurricanes as well as winter snowstorms and particularly disruptive rounds of summer thunderstorms, and often cause airlines to relax their policies surrounding itinerary changes. While they may be called something different from airline to airline — travel notice, advisory, etc. — the idea behind these alerts issued by airlines is that they give passengers improved flexibility in getting on new flights, postponing travel or avoiding cities with bad weather.

In the past, I have used the leniency offered by travel alerts to depart for a trip 24 hours early to beat a snowstorm and to avoid a connecting city where stormy weather was in the forecast. I've also canceled a trip affected by an alert and claimed travel credits I was then able to use for a future flight.

Since airlines have generally relaxed many of their cancellation and change policies compared to before the pandemic, it's much easier to change a trip for free now, even under normal circumstances, than it was a few years ago. Today, how critical a travel alert is for your itinerary often depends on the type of ticket you booked, and how flexible it was to begin with.

At the same time, these alerts can give any traveler an early heads-up about impending bad weather, prompt you to change your itinerary and help with providing added flexibility. So, knowing what a travel alert means and how to take advantage of it will help you have the smoothest and cheapest trip possible — whether it's now, in a couple of days or months down the road.

A travel alert is a good heads-up

I often add my destination city — and even connecting cities — to my iPhone's weather app in the days before a flight, but a travel alert from an airline can likewise be a good way to notice if your itinerary could be affected by bad weather.

Say you're planning to fly from Providence, Rhode Island, to Cancun, Mexico, with a connection in Atlanta. If you get a winter weather travel alert for Atlanta, that might warn you that the likelihood of a delay or cancellation due to snow or ice is high.

These alerts are often based on weather forecasts. They can be an early sign that the weather somewhere along your itinerary is looking dicey and may cause your trip to be disrupted.

Anyone should be able to change a trip

The largest U.S. airlines have relaxed change fees in recent years, allowing passengers in most ticket classes to at least cancel and get flight credit for future trips, or change a ticket and, at worst, pay a fare difference. The big exception, though, is that under normal circumstances, basic economy passengers aboard American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines don't have trip-changing flexibility.

That's where a travel alert comes in: If your trip is affected by one of these advisories, even if you booked basic economy, you'll generally be allowed to change your trip with no fees.

There's frequently no need to stand in line or call the airline's customer service number. Check the airline's app ; you may be able to quickly rebook right there.

Rebook the same trip or get flight credit

Some of the specific terms will differ from airline to airline when it comes to travel alert policies, and can also change from one specific alert to the next. However, on the three domestic legacy carriers, travel alerts often carry two general rebooking options.

If your travels are affected by the alert, you can typically rebook your trip for the near future — often directly after the weather event subsides. If you decide on this option, you may be able to rebook the same trip without paying any difference in fare, as long as you travel in the same cabin. Read the alert carefully: It should specify what the acceptable travel dates are for this option. You'll probably have to book the same origin and destination cities you had planned on your original itinerary.

Alternatively, you can often claim flight credit to use in booking a future flight. This is a good choice if you no longer want to travel to the same destination, or if that specified window of dates no longer works for you. The airlines will typically give you an option to claim flight credits for the value of your ticket. American, Delta and United often allow you a year to use these credits. One thing to watch for: Double-check the alert to see whether you have a year from when you claim the credits or a year from when the original ticket was booked; you'd hate to see those credits expire .

On Southwest Airlines, you can always cancel and rebook your trip with future flight credit, even outside of a travel alert; in fact, certain higher-fare tickets are always eligible for refunds.

Again, these are just general rules of thumb, and specific policies can vary from airline to airline and from one weather event to the next. So, be sure to check the particular alert that applies to your trip.

Not covered by the alert? Keep checking

If you're not covered by a travel alert but are concerned about impending weather, keep checking the airline's website, the app and your email inbox. As weather forecasts change, cities included in travel alerts change.

For instance, as Hurricane Ian began to form as a tropical storm over the Caribbean, airlines issued alerts for destinations like Jamaica, Grand Cayman and some Florida airports. Carriers added dozens more airports to the alerts as Ian strengthened and then moved north, though.

Changing forecasts can also greatly affect the dates listed as part of an alert, so be sure to bookmark the alert page and watch for subsequent updates.

Don't forget about refunds

Keep in mind that whether a cancellation or delay is "the airline's fault," or not, affects reimbursement for things like an extra hotel night or a meal while you wait out a delay. Generally, during bad weather — which is a common cause of travel alerts — you won't be eligible for those types of reimbursements if your trip is disrupted.

On the other hand, if your flight is canceled or significantly delayed and you choose not to travel, you are entitled to a timely refund under U.S. Department of Transportation policies. That goes even for weather-related disruptions.

Keep in mind, if you take the airline up on its offer to rebook you, or accept credits for future travel, you're not eligible for a refund.

If the airline cancels your trip due to the weather though, and you'd like your money back rather than putting it toward future travel, asking the airline for a refund is certainly an option at your disposal.

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Plenty of travelers have had to contend with travel alerts over the last couple of weeks as hurricane season threw a wrench in many fall travel plans. Knowing how these advisories work and how they can affect your trips can be crucial. This is especially true as Mother Nature is sure to intervene in itineraries in the form of snow and ice storms within the next few months.

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Does Delta charge to change flights?

Which delta fares can be refunded, when you can change your delta flights, how to rebook your delta flight at a cheaper fare, if you’re looking to rebook and save with delta.

We all remember those pesky flight change and cancellation fees that U.S. airlines relentlessly and unapologetically charged pre-pandemic. But the public health crisis has changed how the carriers implement fare rules .

Delta Air Lines was one of those companies that once charged change fees, but no more. Most Delta fares now can be changed for free, and you can use this updated policy to rebook flights when the price drops.

Although you won’t get a refund per se, you can save money on future travel. Here’s how to rebook and save on tickets when there's a Delta price adjustment.

Most Delta flights can be modified at no extra cost. Remember, that you’re still responsible for the fare difference if there is any, but change fees don't apply to tickets booked in most classes of service (basic economy is the primary exception).

Delta tickets booked in the main cabin or above are eligible for free changes and cancellations for international travel originating in North America or domestic travel within the U.S., Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

When you voluntarily cancel a Delta ticket, the value of your original ticket is issued in the form of an eCredit assigned to the original traveler, which can be applied toward a future flight.

As mentioned, the main outliers of this flexible policy are the airline’s basic economy tickets, which aren’t exchangeable and are subject to cancellation fees. Keep this in mind when you select a fare at booking.

Generally speaking, Delta fares can’t be refunded back to the original method of payment unless you cancel within 24 hours after purchasing a fare or book a refundable fare.

However, if you've purchased travel insurance or booked with a credit card that has travel insurance benefits , you may be eligible for a full refund depending on the policy you purchased and your reason for canceling.

Delta's flexibility to rebook without a change fee opens up a world of savings for canceling original tickets and rebooking when prices drop.

Note that non-basic economy Delta award tickets can be canceled any time before departure; the miles are redeposited to your SkyMiles account without fees.

» Learn more: How to get a Delta refund

You can change or cancel an eligible Delta flight any time before departure without incurring fees. However, if you’re a no-show and you don’t make any changes to your reservation, you’ll lose the value of your ticket.

Make sure to update your booking beforehand to avoid losing money, especially now that changes and cancellations are free and easy to do in the Delta app or online.

After you book your flight directly with Delta, you can change it until departure as long as the fare is eligible for free cancellation.

Instead of watching your flight like a hawk and checking its price every day, we recommend setting up a tracker on Google Flights to let you know when the cost of your flight drops.

Select the flight that you'd like to monitor and toggle the slider to track prices. Once the price changes, you’ll receive an email letting you know whether it went up or down.

If the new price is lower, here's how to save money on Delta flights. To change a Delta flight, go to “My Trips” in your SkyMiles account (either online or in the Fly Delta app) and find the flight you wish to update. Click on “Modify Flight,” then click on “Start Flight Change.” Select your preferred flight and finalize booking.

Because your new flight is less expensive, you will receive an eCredit for the difference, so no cash value is lost in the process. With a generous voucher expiration window, you should have time to use the credit for another trip.

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Although changing a Delta fare to save money takes a little work, your travel piggy bank will thank you. Remember that you can change or cancel most Delta fares up to departure for free, and eCredits are valid for one year from the time of the original flight's booking, giving you a lot of time to use them. Eligible award flights follow the same rules as cash tickets and incur no mileage redeposit fees, which means points travelers can rebook and save with Delta, too.

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How to Use Flight Price Alerts to Save Money on Your Next Trip

This simple tip can help you score the best flight price for your next vacation.

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These days, everyone is looking for the best flight deals. But with prices fluctuating so frequently, how do you know when to book to get the best price? One helpful way to ensure you're getting a good deal is to sign up for flight price alerts, a free service offered by several travel companies.

"You can think of price alerts as your personal travel deal scout, helping you save time and money by tracking prices daily and alerting you in real-time when the price changes for a flight, hotel, or rental car you want," Kayla Inserra, Kayak’s consumer travel trends expert, tells Travel + Leisure . Kayak was one of the first travel companies to set up a price alert tool in 2006. 

Here's everything you need to know about flight price alerts, from how to set them up to the best sites to use.

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How do flight price alerts work?

When you set a price alert with a certain company, that company will monitor flight prices for your specifications, including departure and arrival airports, dates, and airlines, and notify you when it’s the best time to book. Some services even allow you to set price alerts for broad parameters if you're particularly flexible with your travel plans, such as price alerts for an entire month or any destination in the world. Or you can be hyper-specific, selecting a particular flight for your price alerts. No matter what you set your specifications to, you'll receive a notification if the price changes for matching flights.

How to Set Up Flight Price Alerts

There are many ways to set price alerts, but you'll always have to select at least a few parameters, which could include origin, destination, and dates. Depending on the service you use, you'll likely be able to create an alert that suits your specific needs. For instance, if you are eyeing one specific flight, you can enter those flight numbers and track the price of that flight. But if you don't have a particular travel date in mind, you can select a date range, and the service will search for the best deals to your destination within that range. 

"Flexibility is the best way to get the lowest airfares," Laura Lindsay, Skyscanner’s global travel trends expert, tells T+L . "To snag the best deal, set up price alerts for other airports close to your chosen locations and try different dates. This way, you’ll get notified if there are even better deals on alternate routes. You can also set multiple price alerts to keep your options wide open.

And here's another hack: You can set price alerts for flights you've already booked. If the price drops, you might be able to change your flight with your airline and receive the difference in the form of an e-credit. Just remember that e-credits do have expiration dates, so this hack only works if you plan on flying with your airline again within the next year or so.

Related: 10 Tips to Help You Score Cheap Last-minute Flights

The Best Flight Price Alert Services

Kayak is a metasearch engine that scours multiple sites for the best deals in travel, from airfare to hotels to car rentals. The most common way to set up a flight price alert is to search for flights on the site or in the app — inputting your origin, destination, and dates as you normally would — and set up a price alert for that search to find the best deal. 

But that's not the only way to use Kayak's price alerts. "If you know exactly where you want to go but are not sure when, you can set up a flexible price alert to snag a low price to your destination," says Inserra. "As you create a new alert, select 'Flexible Dates' in the top navigation and enter your departure and arrival airports. You can make your travel dates anytime, upcoming weekends, or the month you’d like to travel. You’ll receive notifications for that route with whatever is the lowest price during the time period you selected."

And if your destination doesn't matter, you can even set up a price alert for the 25 most popular cities on Kayak, from London to Miami.

Skyscanner is another travel metasearch engine. As with Kayak, you can search for flights to and from specific destinations on specific dates, then set a price alert for that search. But you can also take advantage of Skyscanner's "everywhere" function to search all destinations in the world, either on specific dates or for an entire month. "If you want to get even more intel on when to book, check out the Savings Generator tool to understand the best time to book and the potential savings available for the most popular destinations for U.S. travelers," says Lindsay.

Google Flights

Google Flights is an easy-to-use flight metasearch engine that allows you to track prices for your searches. Once you input your search parameters, you can click "track prices" to receive alerts if those prices change. You can also see the price history for your flights, and Google Flights will let you know whether the current prices are average, high, or low for that route.

Metasearch engine Momondo might not have as much brand recognition as some of its competitors — at least in the U.S. — but it's a powerful tool for searching for flights. To set a price alert, search your origin, destination, and date, then toggle on price alerts for that search. Momondo also lets you know its predictions about whether or not it's a good time to book. You can click on "flight insights" for a detailed report about the best times to fly to your destination, including the cheapest months, cheapest days of the week, and cheapest airlines to fly.

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