Already, one prominent summer meltdown prompted by New York-area weather has been playing havoc with airlines and flyers -- and this time United seems to be feeling the heat. But back in May, host Rebecca Tobin, aviation editor Robert Silk and Cranky Concierge founder Brett Synder discussed the possibility of seeing a repeat of last year's "airmageddon," when flyers returned to the skies en masse and delays, negative press and photos of all those abandoned bags plagued the airlines.

Where will the pain points be this summer season? Was last year really that bad? What are demand and fares like for domestic, European and Asian travel? What’s to blame for those random flight cancellations, anyway?

This episode is part of our summer series featuring some of our most memorable recent episodes. This episode was recorded May 22 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic https://www.expeditions.com

Related links:

Brett Snyder's Cranky Flier Blog https://www.crankyflier.com

and Cranky Concierge https://www.crankyconcierge.com

United gives 30,000 points to customers affected by the breakdown

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-gives-points-customers-affected-breakdown

Buttigeig warns airlines that a summer mess 'can't happen again' (May 2023) https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/Buttigieg-warns-airlines-summer-travel

Surviving the summer of 'airmageddon' (June 2022) https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Insights/Tips-for-getting-through-summer-air-travel-delays-cancellations

Already, one prominent summer meltdown prompted by New York-area weather has been playing havoc with airlines and flyers -- and this time United seems to be feeling the heat. But back in May, host Rebecca Tobin, aviation editor Robert Silk and Cranky Concierge founder Brett Synder discussed the possibility of seeing a repeat of last year's "airmageddon," when flyers returned to the skies en masse and delays, negative press and photos of all those abandoned bags plagued the airlines.
Where will the pain points be this summer season? Was last year really that bad? What are demand and fares like for domestic, European and Asian travel? What’s to blame for those random flight cancellations, anyway?
This episode is part of our summer series featuring some of our most memorable recent episodes. This episode was recorded May 22 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Sponsor: 
This episode is sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic <a href="https://www.expedition.com">https://www.expeditions.com</a>
Related links:
Brett Snyder's Cranky Flier Blog <a href="https://www.crankyflier.com">https://www.crankyflier.com</a>
and Cranky Concierge <a href="https://www.crankyconcierge.com">https://www.crankyconcierge.com</a>
United gives 30,000 points to customers affected by the breakdown
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-gives-points-customers-affected-breakdown">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-gives-points-customers-affected-breakdown</a>
Buttigeig warns airlines that a summer mess 'can't happen again' (May 2023) <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/Buttigieg-warns-airlines-summer-travel">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Government/Buttigieg-warns-airlines-summer-travel</a>
Surviving the summer of 'airmageddon' (June 2022) <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Insights/Tips-for-getting-through-summer-air-travel-delays-cancellations">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Insights/Tips-for-getting-through-summer-air-travel-delays-cancellations</a>

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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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