Three more airlines are dropping change fees in the hopes that more people will book flights amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have joined United Airlines in doing away with the cost to change a flight, CNN reported.
Alaska Airlines also has done away for change fees, USA Today reported.
The fees could be as high as $200 a ticket prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN reported.
Since March, many airlines allowed passengers to change their flights at no cost for the changes, but that was originally a temporary lift of the fees.
On Sunday, United led the pack and announced that changes will be fee-free for many ticket levels.
American and Delta announced on Tuesday they would also permanently drop most change fees, CNN reported.
Southwest Airlines has not charged a fee for its customers to change flights.
Breaking down the rules
Many American Airlines tickets will be able to be changed, but they will remain non-refundable, This Points Guy found out. But just because you don’t pay the extra price that comes with refundable tickets, doesn’t mean that you may be out of your money. If the airline cancels the flight or delays it significantly, you can get a refund. Click here for This Points Guy’s how-to for getting a flight refund.
There will also be more flexibility for any ticket purchased before Dec. 31. You just have to pay the difference in fares.
Click here for more information from American Airlines.
Delta is also allowing passengers to change international and basic economy fares through the end of the year, pushing the expiration of travel credits to Dec. 2022 for any tickets that were booked before April 17, 2020, the company said on its site.
For more on Delta’s changes, click here.
Alaska Airlines will not charge change fees on international flights as well as domestic routes. The only ticket not eligible for the no-charge change are Saver fares, or its basic economy, USA Today reported.
For more on Alaska Airlines’ fees, click here.
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