All U.S. domestic airlines, eventually, ended up offering waivers to change flights this past weekend with Hurricane Irene. In many cases, travelers had no choice — their flights were canceled. Some of those flights were automatically rebooked, sometimes not.
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Used to doing all of your travel booking? There are times when you should probably pay an agent fee, and here are four of them.
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United Airlines, the number one U.S. carrier to Hawaii, and an airline that was one of the first to the islands, had a serious mechanical delay resulting in a cancellation. You would think that it was their first time handling a cancellation!
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At this point the battle between American Airlines and Orbitz, Expedia and other distribution systems is beginning to resemble one of those messy Hollywood divorces. But for the traveling public, who’s right and who’s wrong is less relevant than the fact that for many individuals, travel is about to get even less enjoyable.
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Flights from snow-bound Boston to the West Coast were filled. Some were told that they couldn’t get home ’till New Years. Except United did have a flight, today, December 28, that was wide open yesterday evening, from Boston to San Francisco, flight 9795, nonstop at 3:15 p.m. It was on-time. But, she never heard of it. It was an “Extra Section.”
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Christmas may be over, but winter weather travel disasters are probably just beginning. So far this season, London Heathrow has been basically shut for a few days, and the New York area airports are just thinking about reopening after more than a 24-hour closure. Sometimes there is simply just too much snow.
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No doubt, this is not the world’s easiest time to be standing by for a flight, or to be on a waitlist, but as with many situations, things may not be as desperate as they sound.
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At the time of writing this post, an erupting volcano in Iceland is spreading a cloud of volcanic ash over much of Europe that has grounded most transatlantic flights. The list of cities with closed airports includes London (all airports), Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich…the list goes. It just about covers the hubs of all major European carriers.
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It’s that time again. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Washington D.C. area, and Dulles airport is expected to be closed from Friday afternoon through Saturday. For passengers booked through the weekend, airlines are being flexible to allow changes, if passengers can find space on another flight. And when a plane is [...]
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