Flight cancellations can significantly disrupt your travel plans. Airfairness provides information on your rights as a passenger and what you can do in case your flight is cancelled.
Airlines may cancel flights due to hurricanes, snowstorms, thunderstorms, and other severe weather events that make flying unsafe.
Heavy fog can reduce visibility to dangerous levels, leading to flight cancellations.
Strong winds, particularly crosswinds, can make takeoff and landing unsafe, prompting cancellations.
If an aircraft requires urgent maintenance or fails safety inspections, the airline may cancel the flight until the issues are resolved.
Unexpected mechanical problems, such as engine malfunctions, can lead to flight cancellations.
Failures in critical systems like navigation or communication equipment can necessitate flight cancellations.
Airlines must comply with regulations regarding crew work hours. If a crew exceeds their maximum allowed working hours or is unavailable, the flight may be cancelled.
Issues like airport strikes, security threats, or operational disruptions can lead to cancellations.
Security concerns, passenger illnesses, or other disruptions can sometimes result in cancellations.
High traffic volumes at busy airports can cause delays and cancellations.
Changes in flight paths due to other air traffic, weather conditions, or military activity can lead to cancellations.
Air Traffic Control may impose restrictions or delays for safety reasons, potentially resulting in cancellations.
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