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How to get your money back from a weather delay
When a flight is delayed or canceled because of weather, you're out of luck on basically all fronts (hehe get it?). You won't be eligible for food vouchers, complimentary hotel rooms, or even a refund of your ticket. Oh what to do.
If you're really hardcore, you can hire a forensic meteorologist, apparently someone who will dig through weather records and show if the weather was as bad as the airline says it was. This does seem a bit of overkill to me, but if you got screwed on a very expensive flight, it might be worth it.
An easier approach might just be looking up the weather yourself. Here's one woman's story (via Consumerist): My last canceled flight was blamed on the weather. I called a friend with the internet, had them look up the weather at my destination and en route (which was fine). I went back to the desk and said, "The weather is fine. You sure there aren't other problems?" That's when then he said that it was the weather AND technical problems with the plane. At that, I mentioned the rule, and suggested he try to re-book me, which he did.
So that whole thing with the iPhone and checking the weather might be true after all.
If you're really hardcore, you can hire a forensic meteorologist, apparently someone who will dig through weather records and show if the weather was as bad as the airline says it was. This does seem a bit of overkill to me, but if you got screwed on a very expensive flight, it might be worth it.
An easier approach might just be looking up the weather yourself. Here's one woman's story (via Consumerist): My last canceled flight was blamed on the weather. I called a friend with the internet, had them look up the weather at my destination and en route (which was fine). I went back to the desk and said, "The weather is fine. You sure there aren't other problems?" That's when then he said that it was the weather AND technical problems with the plane. At that, I mentioned the rule, and suggested he try to re-book me, which he did.
So that whole thing with the iPhone and checking the weather might be true after all.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Barsha May 16th 2009 12:39PM
Ugh! I am forever cursed with cancellations and delays due to weather. I remember at one point, Delta canceled my flight after checking me in due to bad weathers (it was sunny out!) Apparently they were missing crew or something in reality, but they refused to help. So I had to purchase another ticket with another airlines who took me to another city and left me there... That's right, my connection flight from there was canceled due to bad weather. :( So I had to sleep on the floor in an airport over night and it took me 26 hours to get to a destination that was supposed only take 5.
I also got stuck in London for 9 after flying for 5 hours from New York. Turns out my destination airport was closed due to dense fog. I should stop traveling.