If you’re a frequent traveler, it is likely you have experienced flight delays within your travel experience. You have paced an airport floor wondering why god did it have to be YOUR flight and not the one before or after you. You have thought or actually said a few curse words out loud at no one in particular, and had a simmering ball of anger grow within you due to the fact that your scheduled connecting flights and long layovers will become even more maddening due to this untimely delay. I have experienced all of these emotions and more and have compiled a list of links to some great tips on how to handle your next flight delay with grace, a huge smile and Xanax (o.k. minus the Xanax).
How to handle weather delays and flight cancellations – Johnny Jet The Travel Insider
His tip on useful apps/websites incorporates pure winners. FlightCaster.com—which gives you a good idea of whether your domestic flight will be on time and TripIt.com which notifies you of delays, cancellations, gate changes and other flight details are now permanent staples on my smartphone.
How to Fight Back When Your Flight Is Canceled – Michelle Higgins
One of the listed tips was to tweet for help. Airlines are using Twitter to notify passengers of major flight cancellations and assist in rebooking passengers. The article included an example of a traveler disconnected on two separate calls with an airline after holding for nearly 20 minutes each time, and on the third try, they reached out to the carrier via Twitter and received a response. The Twitter team at the airline rebooked the couple on a new flight. Who knew that sometimes you could get a quicker response via twitter than dialing up customer service?
KnowDelay.com predicts flight problems 3 days in advance – Rob Lovitt, NBC News contributor
This article on KnowDelay.com was an eye opener. This website promises to alert travelers of weather-related flight delays up to three days before takeoff. The site is best suited for business travelers, elite mileage-plan members and others who can afford to change flights on short notice or do so without a fee. This site is also great for leisure travelers as well because they can still gain advance knowledge on delays to prepare themselves mentally and physically for those possibilities.
In the end, a positive demeanor and outlook with a side of patience will go a long way in getting through a flight delay. Remember that nothing is ever perfect, and all you can do is make lemonade out of lemons the best way you can. So smiles up and happy travels.
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