FILE IMAGE - A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 wide body jet airplane as seen in front of the airport terminal, connected to the jetbridge. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ATLANTA - With a busy Fourth of July holiday travel weekend expected, Delta is hoping to lessen the load in the skies by offering a waiver that allows customers to rebook their trip without paying change fees or fare differences.Delta said it anticipates air travel volumes "not seen since before the pandemic" over the period of July 1 to Independence Day, which falls on a Monday and allows many to take advantage of a long weekend.
Busy airports, in addition to staffing issues, mean airlines are looking for ways to "minimize the ripple effect of disruptions," as Delta noted in its announcement.
The new waiver applies between July 1 and July 4 for anywhere in Delta’s network. Travelers can rebook their trip before or after the potentially challenging weekend travel days — with no fare difference or change fees — as long as customers travel between the same origin and destination.
The rebooked travel needs to happen by July 8, the airline said. It can be done via My Trips or the Fly Delta app."Waivers are typically issued only for a limited geographic area, reserved for weather events that are likely to cause widespread delays and cancellations, despite Delta’s best mitigation efforts," the airline said in a statement. "This waiver goes beyond Delta’s standard no-change-fee policy for U.S.