Airline Worker Shares Top Tips If Your Flight Is Canceled

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Traveling can often be very frustrating, especially if you are flying. Nowadays, the situation may be further aggravated by staff shortages that seem to continually arise, causing flight delays and cancellations.

With that in mind, airline employee and travel blogger Natalie (@adventuresofmattandnat) recently shared some valuable tips on TikTok on what to do if your flight is canceled so you can get back on track. as quickly as possible.

“Always Google ‘Bill of Rights’ with the name of the airline,” she said. “This will let you know what your rights are as a customer and what kind of compensation you will get for being on the tarmac for an hour, or if you are at the airport for five hours, what you will get in return.

“Another tip is to download the app, the airline’s one… you’ll probably get more up-to-date notifications than the airline employees.

“Also, if there is a cancellation and you booked through a third party like Expedia, Priceline or a travel agency, the airline will usually move you to the next available flight.

“Now if there is a delay and you miss a connecting flight, you have to call whoever you booked through. Whether it’s like American Airlines, Expedia, or Priceline, when you need to talk to someone, always call who you booked through. Trust me. I don’t want you to wait five and a half hours and have them say, “Sorry, there’s nothing we can do, you booked through Expedia.” »

And finally, his last tip is to use the FlightAware.com website.

“It tells you where your plane is in the sky,” she explained. “Is he on his way?” Isn’t he on his way? … You can kind of gauge, “Am I going to be late today?” »

@adventuresofmattandnat Flight delayed or canceled? ✈️ Tips and tricks from an airline employee! #traveltipsandhacks #traveltips ♬ original sound – Matt and Nat

Plus, in case you were wondering, she also explained in another TikTok video how to best use FlightAware.com.

@adventuresofmattandnat Reply to @akmuller2 how to use FlightAware ✈️ #traveltips #traveltipsandhacks #traveladvice #travel #travelhacks ♬ original audio – Matt and Nat