compensation for airline problems can be achieved, free tickets, help when you need it - by Jason

Airport Help

Airport help from Jason - here are a few other points that may help you if you are being screwed over by an airline. If an airline can't take you to your destination and it's their fault, simply mention Rule 240. Not many people know about this but I do. It is a common policy that ensures airlines pay for your flight with another carrior if they can't get you there themselves.

If you get bumped against your will and you arrive one to two hours late, you can get up to $200 compliments of the Department of Transportation. It is calculated as part of the ONE way fare. If your flight is cancelled altogether don't crowd up at the gate agent like everybody else, go around them and straight to one of your airline's other gates. ANY agent with the same airline can confirm your new reservation not just the one at the gate you got bumped from because they all use the same computer systems.

If you don't fly red eye which is in the middle of the night be early. Any flight leaving between 5:45 am and 7:15 am is statiscally 89% on-time. Whereas the later in the day the more flights get changed, bumped, pushed back, rescheduled, delayed and even cancelled. Never get a flight between 7:45 and 9:15 if you can help it because these flights tend to be late nearly 60% of the time and things get worse from there if you have to change planes.

Pay attention to the special deals airlines try to offer you when you aren't paying attention. They will often offer you free "space available" ticket if you give up your seat on an overbooked flight. Just what is this ticket exactly? Well it's a "glorified stand by" ticket. Instead, DEMAND a confirmed round-trip ticket that guarantees you an actual seat on an actual future flight OR time frame you know you will want to fly in.

Remember the ariline depreciates by about 25-35% the value of whatever you claim is lost when they lose your baggage. So inflate the value to offset this or you could end up ripped and broke. For other advice and airline help visit all our airline articles.