Expect Major Delays at San Francisco International Airport This Year—Here’s How to Plan Accordingly If you’re flying through San Francisco International Airport (SFO), build in extra time—because new federal safety restrictions combined with runway construction are significantly reducing the airport’s capacity and increasing the… Johnny Jet , April 11, 2026
Storm Canceled Your Flight? Do This Immediately Yesterday I got one of those calls that travel writers often receive right before a major storm. One of my good friends is down in Punta Cana for spring break… Johnny Jet , February 21, 2026
Northeast Storms Snarl Hectic Fourth of July Travel: Thousands of Flights Delayed, Waivers in Effect for Today Hopefully you’re not flying to, from or through the Northeast today or tonight because thunderstorms are wreaking havoc on the system. All three major U.S. airlines have issued travel waivers… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2025
What to do in weather delays and flight cancellations Flight delays and worse, cancellations, can really throw a wrench into your travel plans. Here are my go-to tips, websites and apps to help you deal with weather delays and… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2025
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing; passengers say they saw ‘bugs crawling out of woman’s hair’ Flight delays and cancelations are often caused by weather and mechanical issues and as I’m sure most passengers will agree, it’s frustrating when your flight doesn’t go as planned. Medical… Natalie DiScala , August 3, 2024
When your flight is severely delayed or canceled, make sure you don’t forget to do this A couple of days ago, I wrote this story: Delta Air Lines’ summer meltdown is exactly why you need to do these 8 things when you travel. My last point… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2024
Global tech outage: Over 3,000 flights canceled today — Here’s what to do if you’re traveling I woke up at 5:20am PT and the first thing I did was check my text messages. My mother-in-law had texted me and my wife saying, “Good thing Chicago fell… Johnny Jet , July 19, 2024
Insane: American Airlines Boeing 737 jet blown off DFW gate by 77mph winds If you were traveling yesterday, especially to, from or through Texas, then no doubt you know about the severe weather. According to Fox Weather: “Cleanup efforts continue in Texas from… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2024
‘I’m Not Really Feeling It’: American Airlines Pilot Cancels Flight 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
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
