‘I’m Not Really Feeling It’: American Airlines Pilot Cancels Plane to Hawaii (Twice!) and Passengers Applaud If you subscribe to my free travel tips newsletter, then you know I’ve flown over three million miles and have had my fair share of delayed flights. But this week,… Johnny Jet , April 5, 2024
What to Do in Weather Delays and Flight Cancellations Flight delays and worse, cancellations, can really throw a wrench into your travel plans, especially over the holidays when airports are chaotic and flights are going out full. Here are… Johnny Jet , December 22, 2023
Hollywood Couple ‘Kicked Out’ of Boston’s Logan Airport After Flight Cancels – Here’s What You Should Do If This Happens To You You have to love Instagram since it allows celebrities to share their stories themselves without having to rely on someone else’s account, especially the tabloids. Kristen Bell, the star of… Johnny Jet , July 28, 2023
Over 10,000 Flights Delayed or Cancelled Yesterday and More Today – Here’s Every Travel Expert’s Secret For Not Being Stuck in the Chaos If you subscribe to my free daily travel tip newsletter then you already know the secret referenced in this story’s headline. I write about it often since these days, it… Johnny Jet , July 10, 2023
Thousands of Flights Delayed or Canceled Due to FAA Server Outage I woke up at 5am HST, which is 10am EST and my phone was blowing up about the FAA server outage. There was a ground stop for nearly two hours… Johnny Jet , January 11, 2023
Hurricane Ian: Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Wednesday and Thursday According to the Weather Channel, “Hurricane Ian has grown in size over the last 24 hours and has begun to lash southern Florida.” Travelers who are planning to travel Wednesday… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2022
Pilot Claims Flight Cancelations Were Intentional to Protest Vaccine Requirements In the fall, multiple airlines, American, Southwest and Spirit, in particular, each had at least a week of significant delays and cancelations. The airlines blamed weather but it was mainly… Johnny Jet , January 12, 2022
The Real Reason Thanksgiving Travel is Going to Be a Nightmare One of the questions I’m getting asked most frequently these days is: Is Thanksgiving travel going to be a nightmare because of the Nov 22 federal vaccine mandate? (It was… Johnny Jet , November 18, 2021
The 11 Airports to Avoid There are some airports that savvy frequent fliers know to avoid, at least during peak times. Of course, for some business travelers, there’s not much they can do if they… Johnny Jet , November 8, 2021
How to Avoid Travel Disruptions This Summer Amid American Airlines’s Issues Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote a very informative article (available without a subscription here via MSN.com) on how bad American Airlines’s on-time performance has been this… Johnny Jet , July 11, 2019
8 Steps You Should Take Immediately If Your Flight Is Delayed or Canceled A few weeks ago, I asked my pregnant wife where she’d like to go on the last big trip she’d be taking for a while (her doctor has grounded her… Johnny Jet , May 15, 2019
What U.S. Airports Saw the Most Disrupted Flights in 2018? It may not be possible to anticipate or prevent a flight delay, but for anyone interested in being an informed traveler, there are write-ups like this one from SmarterTravel, which… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2019
How to Get Paid for Flight Delays and Cancellations If your flight to or from Europe has been delayed by two hours or more, an app called Service may be a big help to you. Service scans your inbox… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2017
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: How Do Pilots Make Up Lost Time? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to whitney@johnnyjet.com. The question Hi! I… Spencer Marker , March 14, 2017