More airlines offer Zika refunds to pregnant women
Published 8:09 am Friday, January 29, 2016
<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">DALLAS — More U.S. airlines and cruise operators are offering refunds or letting pregnant women change itineraries if they booked a trip to places dealing with an outbreak of Zika virus.</span>
<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">While health officials say most people exposed to the virus suffer only mild symptoms, the risk is far greater for pregnant women. Brazilian officials have linked the mosquito-borne illness to babies born with small or deformed heads.</span>
<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Airlines offering some form of travel refund include United, American, Delta, JetBlue and Spirit. Cruise operators Carnival and Royal Caribbean are letting pregnant women reschedule their trips.</span>
<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Zika has been detected mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Health Organization warns that the virus is likely to spread to most of the Americas.</span>