With a possible Cat 3 or stronger Hurricane Milton taking aim at the west coast of Florida, major airlines are issuing travel alerts to customers ahead of significant disruption to air travel in the days ahead.
With Florida now facing the distinct possibility of a major hurricane bringing significant disruption to large parts of the state in the coming days, major airlines are getting ahead of the storm and issuing travel alerts to worried passengers.
As the National Weather Service warns that Milton will strengthen into a major Cat 3, or possibly higher hurricane, the possibility of major disruptions to air travel is high, with the real threat of airports having to close in the days ahead.
Milton is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Sunday night, before bearing down on Florida on Wednesday. The current path of the storm has the storm making landfall in the Tampa Bay area before tearing through the I-4 corridor towards Orlando, and the main tourists areas.
The National Hurricane Center has warning Floridians and the large amount of visitors already in Florida, or traveling to the state in the coming days to take the potential for severe weather seriously.
Anyone due to fly should be aware that disruption to flights to and from Florida will likely see significant delays, or even cancelations as the effects of a potential hurricane rain down on the state.
In advance of the storm making landfall, airlines are already issuing travel advisories, and announcing travel waivers allowing passengers flying in or out of impacted airports to rebook without paying the fare difference. As always check with your airline.
Hurricane Milton: Airline Travel Advisories
United has issued a travel alert impacting five airports in Florida, including Orlando (MCO) and Tampa (TPA).
Airports affected:
Key West, FL, US (EYW)
Orlando, FL, US (MCO)
Fort Myers, FL, US (RSW)
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, US (SRQ)
Tampa, FL, US (TPA)
Passengers who bought a ticket on or before October 4, 2024, and are due to travel October 7, 2024 - October 10, 2024, to, from or through any of the listed airports can reschedule the trip with no change fees and fare differences.
You can reschedule your trip and we’ll waive change fees and fare differences. But, your new flight must be a United flight departing between October 5, 2024 and October 17, 2024. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked.
No current advisory.
No current advisory.
JetBlue has issued a travel alert for four airports in Florida, including Tampa (TPA), and Orlando (MCO).
The airline will waive change and cancel fees and fare differences for customers traveling Tuesday, October 8 through Thursday, October 10, 2024 to/from the following cities:
Airports affected:
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
Tampa Bay, FL (TPA)
Customers may rebook their flights for travel through Sunday, October 13, 2024 online in the manage trips section of jetblue.com prior to the departure time of their originally scheduled flight. Customers with cancelled flights may also opt for a refund to the original form of payment. Original travel must have been booked on or before Saturday, October 5, 2024.
No current advisory.
No current advisory.
Spirit Airlines has issued a travel alert for three airports in Florida, including Tampa (TPA), and Orlando (MCO).
The airline will waive change and cancel fees and fare differences for customers traveling Monday, October 7 through Thursday, October 10, 2024 to/from the following cities:
Airports affected:
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Orlando, FL (MCO)
Tampa, FL (TPA)
Guests can make changes to their reservations affected by this event through October 17, 2024 by going to My Trips. Guests can also reach out to Spirit by texting “Hello” to 48763.
To make changes to Spirit Vacation packages contact Spirit Vacations at 877-377-0791.
No current advisory.
We will keep you updated with all the latest travel info as possible Hurricane Helene inches closer to Florida.
Ahed of the storm developing, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 35 of Florida's 67 counties.
The following counties are under a state of emergency:
Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, and Volusia.
As the storm progresses we will keep you updated with the latest information.
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