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Swine Flu cancels flights to Mexico: List of travel companies
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by Amy Judd | April 28, 2009 at 06:33 pm
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Travel companies and airlines are starting to suspend flights to Mexico due to the recent outbreak of swine flu.
There is a travel alert in place, but not a travel ban.
We will be keeping a list of all those companies and will be updating it as needed.
UK Holiday Company Thompson - flights from the UK to Cancun. They are bringing people home who are booked with Thompson or First Choice and who are currently in Mexico.
Thomas Cook and Airtours - all flights cancelled to Cancun until May 5th and are currently making arrangements to bring current holidaymakers there, home.
Transat AT (this includes Air Transat, Transat Holidays, Nolitours, Vacances Transat and Look Voyages) - all flights to Mexico stopped until June 1st.
Sunqest Vacations - all holiday packages to Mexico are cancelled until June 4th
Carnival Cruise Lines - no stops at any Mexico ports until May 4th.
Royal Caribbean Cruises - no stops at Mexico ports until further notice.
Norweigan Cruise Lines - have cancelled two stops at Mexican ports this week, and have no more cruises stopping at ports there until September 2009.
Sunwing - no flights to Mexico until May 29th
Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations - will not be flying to Cancun, Cozumel, and Puerto Vallarta until June 1st, however they will still operate out of Mexico City.
WestJet and WestJet Vacations - will stop all service to Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta starting May 4th, ending on June 20th.
Nationwide Tour - cancelled their Mexican Open Golf Tournament scheduled for May 21 - 24. It will take place later in the year instead.
For all customers holding tickets for any of the above trips to Mexico with those travel companies, contact your travel agent or the company for either full refund or a reschedule of your ticket for no extra charge.
All flights from Cuba to Mexico have been cancelled.
Argentina has banned flights entering the country from Mexico for the next five days.
American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines, U.S Airways, Mexicana Airlines, and Air Canada, are all allowing passengers to cancel and change travel plans to Mexico without any penalty attached.
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at 18:39 on April 28th, 2009
Wow! Might as well shut down the whole world for a few months!
at 11:27 on April 29th, 2009
This is just damn ridiculous! People its not the Bubonic Plague or TB, its just the flu. This is not an epidemic, you should be worried if it affects your infant or a senior, otherwise you will be instructed to take some Tamiflu to lessen your symptoms.
This is crazy, possibly another excuse to shut
at 19:04 on April 28th, 2009
my friends are canceling their honeymoon and are trying to re-book elsewhere only to find exponentially rising prices.. this list will help, thanks for all this info!
at 19:26 on April 28th, 2009
That sucks they have to cancel their honeymoon and that they are having to pay more elsewhere, although better safe than sorry I suppose.
at 19:55 on April 28th, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/mexico-travel-airlines-cancel-flights
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/mexico-travel-airlines-cancel-flights
at 07:45 on April 29th, 2009
Here, in Cancun (southeast of Mexico City- 1300 miles away) , everything is fine. Of course there are health measures at the aiport, but everywhere else is ok. Regular life is in calm, places open..etc everybody can enjoy outdoor activities. In fact, I really think that this is the safest time to be here...restaurants, bars, Spas, natural parks, always maintain high standard to assure the comfort and good health of the tourist, and now all these measures are stronger than ever. I hope this panic effects finish soon because, local economy depends 100% of tourism. Mags
at 11:21 on April 29th, 2009
Thank you for that personal update - glad to hear things are good there at the moment.
at 11:29 on April 29th, 2009
THAT IS GOOD NEWS! PEOPLE SHOULD NOT FREAKING OUT, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
at 14:47 on April 29th, 2009
I am amazed at all the people that don't see how serious this could be! I am due to leave for Mexico on May 14th for my sisters wedding and I am scared to death! Our travel agent won't make any changes for us and I am PISSED!!! I have an 18 month old daughter to worry about. Those of us who are parents know that NO RISK is worth taking if it could effect the health of your child. Or even the worst case, thier life! No vacation is worth taking any chance of harm to your loved one!
at 15:36 on April 29th, 2009
I believe this is just being used as a test run for the more serious "real thing" to come. Not to say this outbreak does not have a serious side nor should it be taken lightly. But from what I have read in the not-media-driven science journals the avian flu could dwarf the swine flu in its ability to attack the 18-25 healthy adults. Hope the experts are wrong about this one and the ones to follow.
at 05:39 on April 30th, 2009
I see above it says a list of airlines are changing or cancelling travel plans to Mexico without any penalty or fines...this is not true. There are restrictions, rules and regulations that ALWAYS apply. We booked a last minute trip on Orbitz, with American Airlines, on April 25, and the cutoff date to cancel or change travel plans was April 24. We will have to pay $150 a ticket to change our trip, delay or cancel. I think if the swine flu is something they really don't want to mess with, then they should cancel all flights and refund all money. Guess we'll be heading to Mexico next weekend...wish me luck!
at 17:32 on April 30th, 2009
Very true. I was going to Mexico with a friend who has a heart condition so it is very dangerous for him to go, but Continential Airline would not refund money. In fact the operator "Tony" operator number "FB" (I think he lied) told my friend there was a vaccine for the Swine flu, though the government says it won't be out for 15 weeks. He further stated that the government saying that people should not go to Mexico if it is not necessary was only a suggestion, and that we should listen to him rather than the government. They refused to give the money back, and stated we would get roughly $300 out of the $800 in credit to use in the future. What they don't get is if this is the case we will NEVER use their services again. The other option was to take some flight at the same exact time somewhere else, but we are afraid to go at this point. He cannot go due to how dangerous it would be if he got the flu.
at 11:06 on April 30th, 2009
I deffinately agree that this is a test to prepare us for the real pandemic that has been foreseen to come in the future. I feel this has been geared by media driven hype to allow Americans to finally fixate on something else other than the poor economy. Truthfull the flu kills thousands of people of year and it is just sad that this particular strand has struck mexico like it has. Taking advantage of their poor healthcare and adverse poverty level. It will definately affect them more than the Americans specifically for that reason.
Think about it....Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner and their will be many visitors from mexico comming to the U.S. to visit. If they indeed bring it here in large quantities we will be able to treat it in the U.S. appropriately, although when they return back to mexico it may be a different story for the care of their health.
at 06:30 on May 1st, 2009
I dont think its right, my airline wont let me do anything but throw out my plane tickets. My flight is booked for May 28th in Cancun for a bachelorette party of 8 girls. Mexicana Air is only offering free changes to flights booked through May 6th. According to the doctors and the news...they think this epidemic will continue on for months and not just weeks and the death tolls will rise in the upcoming weeks. I am also leaving for Asia in a week and wont be back till mid May and does that leave me enough time to make flight and hotel arrangements for 8 ladies? What if they dont refund or change our flights, do we just try away $2400 in this recession? I think the govt should make airlines give refunds or free change of flights to anyone holding tickets going to Mexico. If people dont feel safe going there, they should not be obligated to go or their other option would be to just throw away their money in the garbage and spend more buying more tickets to go elsewhere.
at 20:51 on May 1st, 2009
It is safe in cancun. Like always the news are full of it. I travel to New york all the time and that really scares me
at 10:03 on May 4th, 2009
WOW some one ahould look at how many people are killed from the common flu each year i did its between 250,000 and 500,000 world wide do some math until this (i hate to call it swine flu) H1N1 flu kills 5000 people in one week it's not even as bad as the common flu come one people here in Playa del Carmen 2000 kms aaway from Mexico City there is no problem you have better chances to get it at home in canada than here
at 11:26 on May 11th, 2009
May Husband and I were in Mexico when all this swing flu started. We had left on April 25 there was little talk about the flu on friday before we left but no travel ban or alert. We were suppose to stay until May 9, 2009, but our airline said we had to leave on Mon. May 4, 2009 and that we had no choice this would be the last flight going to Canada, there are no flight coming to mexico until the middle of June. Every day people from the U.S. were coming to the resort No problem on there end. But I have to come home. So here I am back in Canada have not heard anything much about the flu since I've been back.
Now i am fighting with the airline for a refund for my second week. They just keep giving me the run around. Telling us that it was not there fault. I don't care who's fault it is, they took my money. I did not get to say four the 2 weeks and as far as I'm concernd they owe me a week.
It there any one else having the same problem
at 17:51 on May 27th, 2009
Flights are resumed but now the problems are starting. We booked premium seats because my wife and I are both disabled. No refund offered only alternative holiday... later on. Now we find we're flying 5 days after original flight but our premium seats have been downgraded to economy and we've no choice but to accept or lose out because my wife's brother is coming with us.