5 Steps To Take If Your Flight Is Canceled Due To Weather
If you have traveled through airline more than 5 times, I am pretty sure you have faced the flight delayed or canceled issue. Travelers have to contend with flight delays or cancellations.Below are the few tips to handle these kinds of unfortunate situations tactfully.
1. Keep all the details handy
Having your all the travel information available quickly can
be key in handling a delay or cancellation. There are many free applications
available for tracking the delays, and all the keeping all the alerts alive.
The application also helps with offers and other updates. For all these, you
need to have your all the travel details handy.
2. Call the Airline
All the airlines have a very good customer service
department. It is always good to stay in touch with them and keep all the
communication records with you for the further assistance on the claim or any
other problem.
3. Know your rights
Most airlines have Contract of Carriage, which gives
passengers' brief of the rights, which they have in case of things including
delays and cancellations. The passengers should go through this to claim in
case of any interruption in service.
4. Request for Accommodation
In case if the flight is canceled and If the airline you've
booked the ticket with doesn't have any availability but you've found something
that works on another carrier, ask an airport agent to rebook you on the other
airline's flight. On the first go, it will sound difficult, but there is no
harm in asking. This comes in your basic right. You can also ask for the hotel
stay or something if it is overnight delayed.
5. Check for the other airport
Sometimes you may get another connecting flight to the other
airport which is some 2-3 hours away. It is always better to move to the other
airport when you are sure that the flight is canceled due to unavoidable
circumstances.
Sometimes it is difficult to handle the situation, as you
get tired waiting, there is a lot of frustration due to waste of time. It may
happen that the airline staff may not support or may negotiate your rights. But
if you handle the situation with the calm head, it is always in control. There are many other websites and agents also
which can be a great help in case if the matter becomes worst. It is certainly
not avoidable, but with smart tricks, you can always claim.