Travel experts say they expect the fall travel season to bring some relief — in prices most definitely but possibly in flight disruptions. Here's how to cope until then.
Experts told an eager public jazzed to fly again this summer that things would get chaotic in the skies — and that's exactly how things turned out all summer long.
Hope for Labor Day weekendWith so many deeply rooted, systemic problems such as staffing shortages from pilots and mechanics to air traffic controllers, no one is seeing any particular dramatic relief in the next couple of weeks. So when bad summer weather strikes, there are not enough spare people on staff to absorb the fallout.
There's also a shortage of maintenance technicians and mechanics. She said more than half of that critical work is outsourced overseas."Right now, there are airlines canceling flights simply because there aren't enough mechanics," Bangs said. "These low fares will be available for the next couple of weeks for travel in September and October. And then airfare will start to rise, and it will rise very fast as we head toward Thanksgiving and Christmas."
"There will be fewer people at the airport, shorter lines and hopefully less disruption as well. So it not only saves you money, but also saves you some significant frustration," Berg said. More strategies to come out aheadHere are some more tips on navigating the skies now and in the weeks and months ahead while we hope and wait for things to settle down:
"More popular destinations are typically going to have more flights and more direct flight options. Which means even if there are disruptions, the odds that you can get another direct flight or get on another flight at all is much higher."
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