About a month ago, around the time that Hurricane Sandy made landfall, JetBlue and Delta Air Lines offered to waive change fees for travelers who needed to change their flights. More than a month later, the carriers, prodded by Senator Charles E. Schumer, offered a second wave of amnesty to a very small niche: passengers whose children attend schools affected by the hurricane.
In Sandy's wake, dozens of public schools across New York City and Long Island were forced to close for several days because they were used as evacuation centers, had no electricity or transportation, or were in a region that had sustained significant damage. Most of the students have returned to class, but many districts are making up for lost time by shortening midwinter breaks in February.
Because families with school calendars plan ahead, several New Yorkers had already planned vacations. So they appealed to Senator Schumer for help. Yesterday, he wrote to airlines and cruise lines, urging them to issue refunds or credits to families affect by Sandy.
Today Jet Blue and Delta Air Lines responded to the senator's request, announcing that they will waive change fees for those who were scheduled to travel Feb. 15 to Feb. 24, the school holiday.
The senator is not done with his campaign, however.
"Now that JetBlue and Delta have done the right thing, we'll be persuading and pressuring the other airlines and cruise lines to follow their example," Mr. Schumer said in a statement released by his press secretary. "The floodgates have started to open."
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