Comments on: Flying in the snow: 6 lessons for coping with winter-weather delays http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/flying-in-the-snow-6-lessons-for-coping-with-winter-weather-delays/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tips for Flying in the Snow | Top Trips http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/flying-in-the-snow-6-lessons-for-coping-with-winter-weather-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-30403 Tips for Flying in the Snow | Top Trips Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:07:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=10158#comment-30403 [...] Tips for Flying in the Snow Joanne Poesch, 01/07/10 Once winter gets us in its icy grasp, frequent travelers know it's just the beginning of headaches that come in the form of de-icing, low visibility, and closures. Get great tips from Elliott.org on dealing with the delays of winter air traveling. Winter is only starting, and when bad weather moves in, your flight schedule isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.Read More... [...] [...] Tips for Flying in the Snow Joanne Poesch, 01/07/10 Once winter gets us in its icy grasp, frequent travelers know it's just the beginning of headaches that come in the form of de-icing, low visibility, and closures. Get great tips from Elliott.org on dealing with the delays of winter air traveling. Winter is only starting, and when bad weather moves in, your flight schedule isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.Read More… [...]

]]> By: Rick http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/flying-in-the-snow-6-lessons-for-coping-with-winter-weather-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-30064 Rick Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:27:22 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=10158#comment-30064 Bring a book and some snacks. Maybe computer games and certainly a cell phone. Make productive uses of the delays. Recognize that they happen and aren't a personal affront to you. It's not like God and the airline don't realize what an important person you are. Calm down. Maybe make a new friend. Help somebody else who is in a more dire situation. Use your phone or e-mail to check in with your family and friends. Bring a book and some snacks. Maybe computer games and certainly a cell phone. Make productive uses of the delays. Recognize that they happen and aren’t a personal affront to you. It’s not like God and the airline don’t realize what an important person you are. Calm down. Maybe make a new friend. Help somebody else who is in a more dire situation. Use your phone or e-mail to check in with your family and friends.

]]> By: Joe Farrell http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/flying-in-the-snow-6-lessons-for-coping-with-winter-weather-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-29419 Joe Farrell Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:09:24 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=10158#comment-29419 Well, from Hartford it is not possible to take Metro North - New Haven perhaps. But its about 3.5 hours by train from New Haven to JFK all told and only about 90 min by car. When it takes more than twice as long to use public transport - I'll drive any time. Plus I have control over route. Well, from Hartford it is not possible to take Metro North – New Haven perhaps. But its about 3.5 hours by train from New Haven to JFK all told and only about 90 min by car. When it takes more than twice as long to use public transport – I’ll drive any time. Plus I have control over route.

]]> By: Scott http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/flying-in-the-snow-6-lessons-for-coping-with-winter-weather-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-29385 Scott Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:27:22 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=10158#comment-29385 #7- Avoid Connections If you have the choice of flying 30 minutes to a hub and then taking a long flight, or driving 2 1/2 hours to that same hub, you may want to consider driving. Usually small planes get canceled first, while your B777 that is headed to Europe will go off in much worse weather. Is there a rail option? Instead of taking a commuter flight from Hartford to JFK, you may be better off taking Metro-North in to Manhattan and then the Air-Train to JFK. #7- Avoid Connections
If you have the choice of flying 30 minutes to a hub and then taking a long flight, or driving 2 1/2 hours to that same hub, you may want to consider driving. Usually small planes get canceled first, while your B777 that is headed to Europe will go off in much worse weather. Is there a rail option? Instead of taking a commuter flight from Hartford to JFK, you may be better off taking Metro-North in to Manhattan and then the Air-Train to JFK.

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