What To Do When You Think Your Flight May Be Cancelled Due To Circumstances Out Of Your Control — Say For The Sake Of Random Example: A Forecasted Wintry Snow And Ice Mix With North-East Winds Gusting At 50 mph.

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2. Check your airline website. You do not have to take impending weather lying down. Well maybe after that martini. When applicable, airlines post a Travel Advisory on their homepage that details which airports may be affected by weather during a range of dates. The rules differ, but most airlines allow you to change your date-of-death travel itinerary proactively without any fees. This means you can bump your departure date up a day or two for free at the mere threat of a storm. Bossy thought you had to wait for a flight to be cancelled before seeking a cost-free alternative but she was wrong — as wrong as a 196,000-pound aircraft lifting up into the sky.

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4. Check the weather sites. This one has a trip planner which includes an hour-by-hour forecast of your departure and destination airports. So fun to watch the Dew Point rise. Just like Bossy’s anxiety.