The flight hack was maybe always something of an illusion. Now it’s dead. cliomiso writes
Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to New York City this weekend reportedly wept and had panic attacks after spending six hours on the runway with “no AC, no food, no drink service.” Statistically speaking, odds are good that at least one of them was an AAAdvantage member.
According to the flight-tracking company FlightAware, 2.8 percent of U.S. airline flights have been canceled so far this year, and 20 percent have been delayed, which is bad — and isn’t all that different than pre-pandemic travel: In 2019, the cancellation rate was 2.1 percent, and delays were at 17 percent. Holiday weekends have been the true gauntlet this year, with four times as many cancellations as in 2019.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the man everyone is begging to do something about this, has even offered his own tip, encouraging travelers to find out how much their points are worth in cash when they get a refund.
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