HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Those traveling by air in the coming days are probably having a little anxiety with so many flights being delayed.
Autumn Westfall with First National Travel says that it's not flights out of Wichita that are being canceled, it's the flights at the connecting points. Her advice is to plan well ahead before you leave for the airport and call ahead to get the latest status on any flights.
If you are mid-air to a connecting point and the next flight gets canceled, that’s when things become a little more tricky, according to Westfall.
“The first thing you need to do is go to the customer service counter,” Westfall said. “That can be the tricky part. It takes some patience.”
Westfall says it comes down to finding another flight either that day or finding out what your options are for getting a hotel from the airline if you can’t fly.
She also notes that some, but not all, airlines are offering to waive change fees if you decide to rebook your flight to a later date.
And while patience and air travel don’t often collide in the same sentence, she said that travelers will have to show a lot of patience if they are flying in the coming weeks.
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