Delta, JetBlue offering waivers for Dominican Republic flights after spate of US deaths

Delta and JetBlue are offering waivers for tickets to the Dominican Republic following the deaths of several US tourists in the Caribbean country. Delta is offering options for Dominican-bound travellers "due to recent events," airline officials said Wednesday. JetBlue is also offering similar options. Delta travellers ticketed to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic may cancel their flights altogether and get a credit to apply toward future travel, or they can change their flight and the usual fee will be waived, airline officials announced. Delta did not specify what the 'recent events' are, but the waiver announcement follows a series of tourists deaths in the Dominican Republic that have attracted a flurry of media attention. <br/>