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Liberia International Airport Closure - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 November 2024 through 21 November 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 18 November 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Liberia, CR (LIR)
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Tropical Depression Nineteen - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 14 November 2024 through 17 November 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 14 November 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Belize City, BZ (BZE)
  • San Pedro Sula, HN (SAP)
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Policy Updates

eCredit Extension for Itineraries with a Qualifying Disruption between May 16 and Oct 27

As part of our work to ensure compliance with new DOT Passenger Protections, we are extending the validity of eCredits issued to customers who experienced a qualifying disruption to their itinerary between May 16 and Oct. 27, 2024.

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Tropical Storm Rafael - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 05 November 2024 through 07 November 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 November 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Havana, CU (HAV)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Montego Bay, JM (MBJ)
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Typhoon Kong-Rey - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 30 October 2024 through 31 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 10
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 31 March 2025
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:

Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 10 - Update
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 31 March 2025
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 15 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:

Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Sarasota Infrastructure - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 24 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 13 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
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Hurricane Milton - Tampa Area - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 15 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 10 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
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Hurricane Milton - Tampa Area - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 15 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 09 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
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Hurricane Milton - Florida - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 10 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 08 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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Hurricane Milton - Florida - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 10 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 07 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
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Tropical Storm Milton - Florida - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2024 through 09 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 06 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
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Asheville/Valdosta Flooding – Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 28 September 2024 through 31 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 02 October 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
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Typhoon Krathon - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 October 2024 through 03 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) 
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Asheville/Valdosta Flooding - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 28 September 2024 through 15 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 30 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
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Asheville Flooding - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 28 September 2024 through 01 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
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Asheville Flooding - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 28 September 2024 through 30 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 28 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
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Tropical Storm Helene - Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 September 2024 through 27 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 26 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, GA (ABY)
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
  • Augusta, GA (AGS)
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Charleston, SC (CHS)
  • Charlotte, NC (CLT)
  • Chattanooga, TN (CHA)
  • Cincinnati, OH (CVG)
  • Columbia, SC (CAE)
  • Columbus, GA (CSG)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Dothan, AL (DHN)
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Greensboro, NC (GSO)
  • Greenville/Spartanburg, SC (GSP)
  • Havana, CU (HAV)
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Lexington, KY (LEX)
  • Louisville, KY (SDF)
  • Melbourne, FL (MLB)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Savannah, GA (SAV)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Tri-Cities, TN (TRI)
  • Tulum, MX (TQO)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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Tropical Storm Helene - Atlanta - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 27 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 25 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Atlanta, GA (ATL)
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Tropical Storm Helene – Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 September 2024 through 27 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 25 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, GA (ABY)
  • Augusta, GA (AGS)
  • Brunswick, GA (BQK)
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Columbia, SC (CAE)
  • Columbus, GA (CSG)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Dothan, AL (DHN)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Havana, CU (HAV)
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Savannah, GA (SAV)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Tulum, MX (TQO)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
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Tropical Storm Helene - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 September 2024 through 27 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 24 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Havana, CU (HAV)
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Tulum, MX (TQO)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
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Tropical Storm Helene - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 25 September 2024 through 27 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 23 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Havana, CU (HAV)
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD)
  • Fort Walton BeaCNch, FL (VPS)
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 9
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 31 December 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Typhoon Bebinca - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 14 September 2024 through 16 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 13 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Shanghai, CN (PVG)
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Tropical Storm Francine - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 September 2024 through 13 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 11 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Jackson, MS (JAN)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Tropical Storm Francine - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 10 September 2024 through 11 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 09 September 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Jackson, MS (JAN)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 8
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 31 October 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 21 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 7
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 30 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) 
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East Coast Severe Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 18 August 2024 through 19 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 17 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR) 
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 
  • Washington D.C. – Dulles (IAD) 
  • Washington D.C. – Reagan (DCA) 
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Hurricane Ernesto- Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 16 August 2024 through 17 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 14 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda, BM (BDA)
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Typhoon Ampil - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 15 August 2024 through 16 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 13 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tokyo – Haneda, Japan (HND) 
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Tropical Storm Ernesto - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 12 August 2024 through 15 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 12 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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Tropical Storm Debby - East Coast U.S. - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 August 2024 through 09 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 07 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Charlotte, NC (CLT)
  • Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR) 
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Washington D.C. – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington D.C. – Reagan (DCA)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN) 
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 06 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Tropical Storm Debby - Southeast U.S. - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 05 August 2024 through 07 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Augusta, GA (AGS)
  • Charleston, SC (CHS)
  • Columbia, SC (CAE)
  • Hilton Head, SC (HHH)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR)
  • Savannah, GA (SAV)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM) 
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Tropical Depression Four - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 03 August 2024 through 05 August 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 03 August 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
  • Key West, FL (EYW) 
  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • Valdosta, GA (VLD) 
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Israel Security Situation - Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 October 2023 through 06 September 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 31 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024 through 28 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 23 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All DL-Operated flights 
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024 through 23 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 22 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:

All DL-Operated flights 
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 4
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024 through 22 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 21 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Travel on all DL- operated flights
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024 through 21 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Travel on all DL- operated flights
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024 through 20 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Travel on all DL- operated flights
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Technology Outage - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 19 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 19 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Travel on all DL - operated flights
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Eastern U.S. Weather
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 17 July 2024 through 18 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 17 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Atlanta, GA (ATL)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Charlotte, NC (CLT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • Nlew York LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Raleigh / Durham, NC (RDU)
  • Washingtton Dulles, VA (IAD)
  • Washington Reagan, VA (DCA)
  • White Plains, NY (HPN)
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Hurricane Beryl - Texas - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 07 July 2024 through 09 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Austin, TX (AUS)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • McAllen, TX (MFE)
  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)
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Hurricane Beryl - The Caribbean Islands - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 July 2024 through 07 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 05 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Belize, BZ (BZE)
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Grand Cayman Island, KY (GCM)
  • Montego Bay, JM (MBJ)
  • Kingston, JM (KIN)
  • Tulum, MX (TQO)
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Hurricane Beryl - The Caribbean Islands - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 July 2024 through 05 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 02 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Belize, BZ (BZE)
  • Cancun, MX (CUN)
  • Grand Cayman Islands, KY (GCM)
  • Kingston, JM (KIN)
  • Montego May, JM (MBJ)
  • Tulum, MX (TQO)
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HURRICANE BERYL - THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - BULLETIN 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 01 July 2024 through 04 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 01 July 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Belize, BZ (BZE)
  • Grand Cayman Island, KY (GCM)
  • Montego Bay, JM (MBJ)
  • Kingston, JM (KIN) 
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Hurricane Beryl - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: 30 June 2024 through 01 July 2024
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: 29 June 2024
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Saint Lucia (UVF) 
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COMPLETION FACTOR YTD1
FlightStats (Jan. - Dec. 2023)
98.9%
Delta Air Lines
98.3%
United
98.9%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE YTD2
FlightStats (Jan. - Dec. 2023)
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 1Compared to U.S.-based global airlines operating transoceanic flights: AA and UA. *2023 Delta’s OPC U.S.-based global airlines is defined as Delta, American and United.

2Based on Jan 2023-Dec 2023 statistics for on-time arrival and completion rate as provided by FlightStats for all flights scheduled if DL’s performance were the same on average as other U.S. carriers: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, United Airlines.

 
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