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How to change or cancel flights as coronavirus and travel restrictions cripple the airline industry

Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Express aircrafts line up on the tarmac at the Hong Kong International Airport, Friday, March 6, 2020. The global airline's flying schedules have declined since the outbreak of new coronavirus COVID-19.Airlines are currently experiences an influx of booking and change requests as coronavirus continues to spread around the world.

Airlines were quick to respond when the virus became prominent in China and continued to update their policies accordingly when it spread to South Korea and Italy. All three major US airlines operating transatlantic and transpacific routes are waiving change and cancel fees for travel to all of Europe and Asia.Even before the US president issued a travel ban affecting flights between the US and Continental Europe, the big three US airlines that connect the country with Asia and Europe have offered travel waivers for flying looking to change or cancel travel.

Hawaiian Airlines is allowing passengers with existing bookings from March 1 to April 30 to change or cancel without a fee. Changes made, however, do incur a fare difference and those canceling their bookings without holding refundable tickets have the funds go into a travel bank.FILE- This June 10, 2015, file photo shows chip credit cards in Philadelphia. Money can’t buy you a good credit score, but you might be able to use your income tax refund strategically to polish your credit. How to go about it depends on where you are in your credit journey.

For most major US airlines, a schedule change of an hour or two can be grounds for a refund. United was recently under fire for changing its refund policy for schedule changes from two hours to 25 hours, though it eventually brought the threshold down to six hours.Flight passenger, standing at a ticket counter of U.S.

 

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