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Trump Airport Rebookings

United Airlines reportedly offered reroutes to customers avoiding Trump International Airport.

July 17, 2026 · Updated Jul 17, 9:00pm ET

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What happened

United Airlines said customers cannot change destinations for free solely because they object to an airport’s name or three-letter code. The clarification followed a leaked internal memo that told reservation agents to use “empowerment” to reroute passengers who wanted to avoid President Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida. Palm Beach International Airport was officially renamed on July 9 in honor of Donald Trump, with its airport code changed to DJT. The memo had suggested fee-free changes to alternate airports, but United said that is not its policy.

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