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Delta caps fares, issues travel waiver ahead of Hurricane Michael

Delta has capped certain fares and issued a travel waiver as Hurricane Michael continues to strengthen and move towards the Florida Panhandle.

Airports covered in the price caps include the following Florida markets: Pensacola (PNS), Panama City (ECP), Destin โ€“ Fort Walton Beach (VPS), Tallahassee (TLH) as well as Mobile, Ala. (MOB). Fares to and from these markets are capped at $299 in Main Cabin and $499 in the forward cabin each way between Oct. 9-11.

The travel waiver allows customers traveling to and from the above cities on Oct. 9-10 to make a one-time change to their travel plans without incurring a fee.

Monday morning, as Michael was upgraded to hurricane status, the Florida Governor issued a state of emergency for 26 counties likely to be impacted Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning when the storm is forecast to make landfall.

The airlineโ€™s team of meteorologists continue to work around the clock to make important regular updates to the stormโ€™s strength and trajectory that will inform the airlineโ€™s decisions on flight operations moving forward.

Delta continues to make strides to help better assist those impacted by hurricanes, as was seen as recently as mid-September during Hurricane Florence.

From the National Hurricane Center:

Airports that could be impacted from AccuWeather: