by Donald Wood
Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Tue October 3, 2017
Following the attack on a country music festival in Las Vegas Sunday that left at least 59 people dead and another 527 injured, airlines serving the region are offering free flights and waiving change fees.
Las Vegas is a major destination in the United States, with many of the top airlines flying in and out of McCarran International Airport every day. In response to the attack, the carriers are helping travelers impacted by the devastation.
United Airlines announced that it will waive change fees for anyone scheduled to fly to or from Las Vegas from October 2 through October 6. In addition, the carrier will waive any difference in fares between the new and originally scheduled flights as long as the passenger books the same cabin, doesn't change the cities on the trip and flies by October 13.
As for the Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air, the company is offering family members of victims the opportunity to travel for free to the city. In addition, Allegiant is offering to waive change fees for travelers who wish to alter their plans over the next week.
Travelers who are scheduled to fly with American Airlines will be eligible to have their change fees waived Monday and Tuesday as long as they travel by Friday and don't change any of the details of their journey, sans the date.
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For Virgin America and JetBlue customers, both airlines announced they are waiving change fees and fare differences for both Monday and Tuesday as long as the passengers are traveling by Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Virgin is also offering customers the chance to outright cancel their flight and receive a refund if needed.
For Canadian travelers, both WestJet Airlines and Air Canada have implemented goodwill policies, which waive any change fees for travel to Las Vegas and allow customers to exchange their tickets for a different destination, according to CBC.ca.
While the majority of airlines serving Las Vegas have allowed customers to make changes to their flights without fees following the shooting, Southwest Airlines only allowed changes Monday and did not extend the offer into Tuesday, according to SFGate.com.
For travelers impacted by the attack in Las Vegas, airlines stepping up to make flight changes easier is one less burden they have to carry during such a traumatic event.
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