Photo of the terrible damage caused by Hurricane Odile to Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
Terminal 2 Los Cabos Airport is Open!
The Airport in San José del Cabo (SJD) OPENS TODAY Friday October 3rd for National
and International Flights.
The opening of the airport
is a full five days before the promised
date of October 8th and comes as welcome news to the vital tourist industry of the town.
The early opening is a huge endorsement of the efforts of Sr.
Martin Zazueta and the team at AEROPUERTOS GAP Los Cabos.
The first flight will be an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City.
The various international airlines operating out of Los Cabos have each issued
recent official statements (shown below) however this very welcome news may
well push these target dates forward.
There are a lot of folks out there waiting desperately to get back home or to come
down here and have the vacation of their life.
CABO IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines will resume flying one daily roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Los Cabos beginning October 8, 2014, following the recent announcement that Los Cabos International Airport will reopen. Tickets are now available for purchase online. If you had refunded your cancelled ticket, you can buy a new ticket to and from Los Cabos via Los Angeles at the same price as your original, refunded ticket. Read more about Los Cabos reopening at our blog, blog.alaskaair.com
We are committed to assisting all customers impacted by Hurricane Odile, and are offering additional time to rebook travel to another Mexico destination at another time, waiving change fees and differences in fare. Customers may also book a new trip to Los Cabos for a later date, or request a full refund.
Additional Information
Passengers with tickets scheduled for travel on the affected dates may request a full refund with no fee. Unaccompanied Minors will not be accepted on flights to Los Cabos. Pets shipped via Alaska Air Cargo will not be accepted on flights to Los Cabos. Pets traveling with their passenger will be accepted. Hotel/Food/Ground Transportation amenities will not be provided by Alaska Airlines.
What to Do
As always, we advise you to check your flight status before departure. If your flight has been affected, you may rebook your flight, apply for a refund or call Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (if calling from within Mexico, call 001-800-252-7522).
Sign up for Trip Alerts or Flight Status Alerts and we'll notify you of any last minute delays, cancellations, or gate changes on your flights by email or text message.
Delta
If your flight is canceled or
significantly delayed, you are entitled to a refund. Even if your flight is not
canceled, you may make a one-time change to your ticket without fee if you are
scheduled to travel to, from, or through the following destination(s) on Delta,
Delta Connection®, or Delta-coded flights during the specified time periods
listed below.
You can now edit your
itinerary here at delta.com, or you may contact Reservation
Sales to make changes to your itinerary. Additional collection
in fares may apply. When rescheduled travel occurs beyond December 15, 2014,
the change fee will be waived. However, a difference in fare may apply. Final
travel must be completed by end of ticket validity, one year from date of
original issue. 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 change fee and fare difference will
apply for new travel dates. Final travel must be completed by end of ticket
validity.
United
Affected Travel Dates
9/14/2014 12:00:00 AM - 10/10/2014 11:55:00 PM
Policy
Customers holding reservations to, through, or from Los Cabos with original travel dates, September 14, 2014 through October 10, 2014 wanting to alter their travel plans may rebook without change fees or difference in fare when rescheduled travel begins by October 31, 2014.
Your new travel must be to the same cities previously ticketed.
You may book in any fare class in the same cabin.
If your new travel begins after October 31, 2014 change fees will be waived but fare differences apply.
If your origin or destination changes change fees are waived but fare differences apply.
You may also cancel for a refund without penalty.
US Airways/American Airways
SJD services operated by both US Airways and
American Airlines are now cancelled through October 17.
At this point, no decision has been made on operations to/from SJD for October
18 and beyond and all services still show operating. We are waiting for
further updates from the hotels on their expected re-opening dates in the
coming weeks.
Southwest Airlines
October 14. Customers holding a reservation for a canceled Southwest Airlines/AirTran Airways flight may request a refund of unused air fare or reschedule their flights in accordance with our accommodation procedures.
Customers holding a reservation for travel to/from SJD between the dates of September 14 and November 1 may request a refund of unused air fare or reschedule their flights in accordance with our accommodation procedures.
Customers may call 1-800-435-9792 to speak with a Customer Service Representative or make changes to an itinerary.
For specific flight information, please check Flight Status Information.
Westjet
All regular scheduled
flights travelling to and from Los Cabos between September 17 and October 25
have been cancelled. Alternate flight and travel arrangements can be made
without penalty. After October 26 WestJet will resume limited service based on
airport repairs and hurricane recovery efforts in Los Cabos.
For any guests who have
been evacuated by the Mexican Authorities and are in other areas of Mexico,
please contact WestJet (001-800-514-7228) so we are able to assist you in
getting back to Canada.
WestJet.com (air only) guests who wish to make
alternate flight
arrangements up to and including October 31, may do so without penalty, based
on availability, by calling 1-800-538-5696.
WestJet Vacations guests
who wish to make alternate travel arrangements up to and including October 31,
should be directed to contact WestJet Vacations by calling 1-877-737-7001.