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Over this last weekend over 12,000 flights were delayed or cancelled due to weather, pilot shortages, and technical difficulty. With the spring break post pandemic travel rush this was a huge nightmare for many people across the United States.
So how can you be best prepared if your flight does get delayed or canceled?
- Google Passenger Bill of Rights
- Anytime you are flying it is smart to know your rights are as a passenger, and this changes from airline to airline. Many people don’t know that they can get reimbursed or discounts on future travel, for delays and/or canceled flight. Below are links to the major airlines bill of rights.
- Download the Airline’s app
- This will be the best place to get information quickly. Airlines update their own app and website before anything else.
- Working with a third party booking agency
- If you are going to book through a travel agent or 3rd party site like Booking.com, you will need to contact them for any rescheduled flights if you miss a connecting flight or a flight gets completely canceled.
- Don’t make the mistake, of waiting on hold with the airline to just be denied help if you booked third party.
- Check your credit card travel perks
- Premium credit cards will often provide complimentary travel perks like access to lounges and wifi. Additionally some credit cards also offer a concierge service to help rebook flights as well as built-in trip insurance to cover an unforeseen expenses.