What to do when your flight is cancelled: 10 Tips for flying standby

Cancelled flights stink. Here’s how to get on the next flight ASAP (even if there’s no availability).   I recently emerged from an ordeal caused by the mega storm Goliath. Only an inch of snow fell in Boston (my departure city), but other areas suffered deadly blizzard and flooding conditions which cancelled thousands of flights around the US, royally screwing things up for everyone.   If you haven’t guessed by now, our flight was cancelled. Making things worse, the “perfect storm” Read More