{"id":160,"date":"2013-03-10T23:29:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T23:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marktaylorhursley.wordpress.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2013-03-10T23:29:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T23:29:20","slug":"let-it-shine-and-dealing-with-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marketaylor.synology.me\/?p=160","title":{"rendered":"Let it shine. And dealing with airlines."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having been chased around the US by <a title=\"Let it snow. And snow. And\u00a0snow.\" href=\"http:\/\/marktaylorhursley.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/05\/let-it-snow-and-snow-and-snow\/\">snow<\/a> and storms for a week (and having to deal with various potential flight disruptions) it&#8217;s so nice to get off a plane in SFO and not need to wear a coat. Nice view of the bay, although I&#8217;m certain the landing planes can see in my hotel window.<\/p>\n<p>Except I&#8217;m now warned that there might be snow when I get home&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more Read about handling flight disruptions here--><br \/>\nI recently advised Matt about handling flight issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t get stressed about cancellations. There&#8217;s no point.<\/li>\n<li>Have a plan. The airlines like it if you can tell them what rebooking would work best for you. They may not be able to achieve it, but it&#8217;s often easier for them rather than having to negotiate a bunch of alternatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I did give him a third piece of advice that was rather more specific:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t book a trip that only has a 45 minute connection time in Chicago, especially when the 2nd flight is the only one for 8 hours. It might be legal, but you WILL miss it at least 75% of the time and the rebooking will not give you as good a seat choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having been chased around the US by snow and storms for a week (and having to deal with various potential flight disruptions) it&#8217;s so nice to get off a plane in SFO and not need to wear a coat. Nice view of the bay, although I&#8217;m certain the landing planes can see in my hotel &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/marketaylor.synology.me\/?p=160\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Let it shine. 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