It’s been almost two years since we’ve been knee-deep in the Covid 19 pandemic. Just when people started feeling comfortable after receiving their vaccination and booster shot, the Omicron strand reared its ugly head.
According to FlightAware, over 2,200 flights have been canceled today …and over 3,200 flights were canceled worldwide yesterday.
Here are tips and tricks to use when your flight is canceled:
- Remain calm and be curtious. The last thing you want to do is escalate a already stressfull situation. Kindness can take you a long way and can ultimatly get you on another carrier or last minute flight to your destination.
- Get on the phone while also talking to the ticket counter. If you don’t have luck with one, you may have luck with another.
- Depending on your location look into rental car services like Avis, Hertz or Enterprise. If driving is not an option look into Amtrak.
- Contact your travel insurance provider and file a claim. Traveling insurance is very important now more than ever in situations like these, Allianz is a reputable company.
- Ask for a hotel voucher or use travel points towards airport hotel.
- Check with another airport to see if flights there have been canceled. It can be a quick switch!
- Ask for a full cash refund, not a credit.
- Look into a private charter flight (Private Jet Charter) and split the cost with a.
Be sure to check your flight before heading to the airport, and best of luck!
