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Following the closure of Tampa and Orlando airports in preparation of Hurricane Milton we would like to reassure customers that we are planning to operate our services as scheduled on Friday 11 October 2024. 

 

  If your flights are still OPERATING

Affected Cities

From/To/Through

Fort Myers, FL (RSW)

Sarasota, FL (SRQ)

Tampa, FL (TPA)

Bookings from

Any

Bookings until

09 Oct 24

Impacted travel date(s)

07-15 Oct 24

New travel must be completed by

23 Oct 24

Change fees

Waived; for date and flight changes.

Fare difference

Waived; must be the same point of origin/destination and cabin as originally booked.

Change of Origin or Destination

Change fees are waived.

Fare difference applies.

Refund

Not permitted unless fare rules allow.

If travel is not able to be rescheduled within these guidelines, customers may cancel their reservation and apply any unused value of the ticket toward the purchase of a new ticket for a period of one year from the original ticket issuance. Applicable fare difference may apply for new travel dates. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket validity.

For flight cancellations, standard VAA Flight Cancellation Policy applies.

Please ensure your contact details are updated in your booking, you will be contacted directly about any changes to your service. You can view the status of your flight at www.virginatlantic.com/.

Please familiarize yourself with the daily weather forecasts, local news and basic hurricane procedures, which can all be found here: 

Storm Preparation

Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/hurricanes/safety/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/before.html

Weather / News:  https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/weather/tropical

National Hurricane Centre: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/