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Coronavirus Situation - Chile - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: April 05, 2021 through May 04, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 02, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fees – Bulletin 11

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Colorado Winter Weather – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: March 12, 2021 through March 17, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: March 15, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Colorado Springs, CO (COS)
  • Denver, CO (DEN)
  • Grand Junction, CO (GJT)
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Colorado Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: March 12, 2021 through March 15, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: March 11, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Colorado Springs, CO (COS)
  • Denver, CO (DEN)
  • Grand Junction, CO (GJT)
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Civil Unrest in Senegal – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: March 05, 2021 through March 08, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: March 05, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Dakar, Senegal (DSS)
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Texas Winter Weather – Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 15, 2021 through February 19, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 17, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Austin, TX (AUS)
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW)
  • Dallas-Love, TX (DAL)
  • Houston-George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston-Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)
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Northeastern U.S. Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 18, 2021 through February 20, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 16, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Washington – Dulles, DC (IAD)
  • Washington – Reagan, DC (DCA)
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Texas Winter Weather – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 15, 2021 through February 17, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 16, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Austin, TX (AUS)
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW)
  • Dallas-Love, TX (DAL)
  • Houston-George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston-Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)
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Texas Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 15, 2021 through February 16, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 15, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Austin, TX (AUS)
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW)
  • Dallas-Love, TX (DAL)
  • Houston-George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston-Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • San Antonio, TX (SAT)
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Northeast Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 13, 2021 through February 14, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 13, 2021
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)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Washington – Dulles, DC (IAD)
  • Washington – Reagan, DC (DCA)
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Southern and Central Plains Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 14, 2021 through February 15, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 13, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Austin, TX (AUS)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW)
  • Fayetteville, AR (XNA)
  • Houston-George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston-Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
  • San Antonino, TX (SAT)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
  • Tulsa, OK (TUL)
  • Wichita, KS (ICT)
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Pacific Northwest Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 12, 2021 through February 13, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 11, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Eugene, OR (EUG)
  • Pasco, WA (PSC)
  • Portland, OR (PDX)
  • Redmond, OR (RDM)
  • Seattle, WA (SEA)
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Mid-Atlantic Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 11, 2021 through February 12, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 10, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Charleston, WV (CRW)
  • Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Washington DC – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington DC – Reagan (DCA)
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Eastern U.S. Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 07, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: February 06, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Asheville, NC (AVL)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Charleston, WV (CRW)
  • 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)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • Richmond, VA (RIC)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Washington DC – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington DC – Reagan (DCA)
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Northeastern U.S. Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 31, 2021 through February 02, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 30, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Providence, RI (PVD)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Washington – Dulles, DC (IAD)
  • Washington – Reagan, DC (DCA)
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Coronavirus Testing Requirements - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 12, 2021 through February 16, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 25, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Destinations to the United States
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Midwest Winter Weather - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 25, 2021 through January 26, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 24, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bloomington, IL (BMI)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
  • Chicago-O’Hare, IL (ORD)
  • Chicago-Midway, IL (MDW)
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM)
  • Fort Wayne, IN (FWA)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI)
  • Moline, IL (MLI)
  • Omaha, NE (OMA)
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Coronavirus Testing Requirements – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: January 12, 2021 through February 09, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: January 12, 2021
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Destinations to the United States
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Northeastern U.S. Winter Weather – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: December 16, 2020 through December 17, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: December 15, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Albany, NY (ALB)
  • Allentown, PA (ABE)
  • Baltimore, MD (BWI)
  • Boston, MA (BOS)
  • Burlington, VT (BTV)
  • Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
  • Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
  • Hartford, CT (BDL)
  • New York – LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
  • New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
  • Newark, NJ (EWR)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
  • Portland, ME (PWM)
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA)
  • Rochester, NY (ROC)
  • State College, PA (SCE)
  • Syracuse, NY (SYR)
  • Washington DC – Dulles (IAD)
  • Washington DC – Reagan (DCA)
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Coronavirus Situation – Change Fees – Bulletin 10

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San Pedro Sula Infrastructure – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 05, 2020 through November 25, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 10, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP)
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Tropical Storm Eta - South Florida - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 08, 2020 through November 09, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before:
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Meyers, FL (RSW)
  • Key West, FL (EYW)
  • Miami, FL (MIA)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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San Pedro Sula Infrastructure – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: November 05, 2020 through November 12, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: November 05, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP)
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Lagos Operations – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 28, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria (LOS)
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Hurricane Zeta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020 through October 29, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 27, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Hurricane Zeta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 28, 2020 through October 29, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 26, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Zeta - Cancun – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 26, 2020 through October 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
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Lagos Operations – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 20, 2020 through October 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria (LOS)
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Lagos Operations - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 20, 2020 through October 22, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Lagos, Nigeria 
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Hurricane Delta - U.S. Gulf Coast - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 08, 2020 through October 10, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 06, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Hurricane Delta - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: October 06, 2020 through October 08, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: October 06, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
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Coronavirus Situation – All International Travel – Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 25, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Flights (not including travel solely within the U.S. 50, or to/from the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico)
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Hurricane Teddy - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 21, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 19, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda (BDA)
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Hurricane Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 17, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 15, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • Montgomery, AL (MGM)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 14, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Panama City, FL (ECP)
  • Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Tropical Storm Sally - Gulf Coast U.S. - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 14, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 13, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  •  New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  •  Pensacola, FL (PNS)
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Hurricane Paulette - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 13, 2020 through September 16, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 12, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Bermuda (BDA)
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Typhoon Haishen – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 06, 2020 through September 07, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: September 05, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Coronavirus Situation – All U.S. Domestic Travel – Bulletin 6
Date(s) of Impacted travel: March 01, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All U.S. Domestic travel (travel solely within the U.S. 50 and between the U.S. 50 and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico)
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Coronavirus Situation – All International Travel – Bulletin 5
Date(s) of Impacted travel: February 25, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: April 17, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • All International Flights (not including travel solely within the U.S. 50)
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Coronavirus Situation - Change Fees - Bulletin 9

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Typhoon Maysak – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: September 02, 2020 through September 03, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 31, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Endeavor Third-Party Technology Issue - Delta Systemwide Travel - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 30, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 30, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Systemwide Travel
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 3
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 27, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Memphis, TN (MEM)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 28, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 26, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Little Rock, AR (LIT)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Hurricane Laura - Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Alexandria, LA (AEX)
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Houston - Intercontinental, TX (IAH)
  • Houston - Hobby, TX (HOU)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Monroe, LA (MLU)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
  • Shreveport, LA (SHV)
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Typhoon Bavi – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 25, 2020 through August 27, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 25, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
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Tropical Storm Marco – Gulf Coast U.S. – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 23, 2020 through August 24, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 23, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)
  • Gulfport, MS (GPT)
  • Lafayette, LA (LFT)
  • Mobile, AL (MOB)
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY)
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Tropical Storm Laura – Key West – Bulletin 1
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 24, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Key West , FL (EYW)
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Tropical Storm Laura – Eastern Caribbean – Bulletin 2
Date(s) of Impacted travel: August 22, 2020 through August 23, 2020
Applicable to tickets issued on or before: August 22, 2020
Affected Area(s) to/from/through the following:
  • Providenciales, TC (PLS)
  • Punta Cana, DO (PUJ)
  • Santiago, DO (STI)
  • St. Croix, VI (STX)
  • St. Maarten, SX (SXM)
  • St. Thomas, VI (STT)
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COMPLETION FACTOR YTD1
FlightStats (Jan - Dec 2020)
95.7%
Delta Air Lines
93.8%
United
92.4%
American
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE YTD1
FlightStats (Jan - Dec 2020)
79.4%
Delta Air Lines
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1Based on December 2020 “Year to Date” statistics for on-time arrival (A0) and completion rate as provided by FlightStats for all flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 2 DOMESTIC MAINLINE PERFORMANCE: Based on December 2020 “Year to Date” statistics for mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers enplaned as provided in the October 2020 DOT Air Travel Consumer report for domestic flights scheduled and compared to other U.S. global carriers flying transoceanic routes: United Airlines and American Airlines. 01/21

 
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