CALGARY — WestJet is offering flexible changes and cancellations for travel impacted by Hurricane Trudy.

The airline’s policy is valid for travel Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, 2026 for flights into and out of Puerto Vallarta.

Hurricane Trudy is now a Category 3 storm charting a course for Mexico’s Pacific coast. Earlier today Trudy was 385 kilometres southwest of Acapulco and 535 kilometres south-southeast of Manzanillo. 

A hurricane warning is in effect for Mexico’s coast from Cabo Corrientes northward to Punta San Telmo, while a tropical storm warning was issued from Zihuatanejo up the coast to Manzanillo.

WestJet’s travel advisories page with more info can be found here.

Lead image caption: GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Oct. 15, 2026 and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Trudy in the Pacific (NOAA via AP)

With file from The Associated Press