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Despite such advancements as the arc fault breaker that can aid in keeping commercial planes from being grounded, bad weather and mechanical problems can still cause significant delays – especially during the peak travel times of the year. If you will be traveling by plane in the near future, learn how to cope with possible delays.

• When booking your next flight, keep in mind that flights earlier in the day are less likely to be delayed than later ones because of the ripple effects delays can have throughout the day.  And if your earlier flight does get delayed or even cancelled, you have more options to be rerouted.
• Generally speaking, you are less likely to be delayed on non-stop flights.  Those with connections always involve the risk of delayed flights that could result in a misconnection of your second leg.  If you do book a flight with a connection, make sure to check the amount of time between each flight – you want to make sure you have enough time to make the second flight.
• Keep in mind that certain airports tend to be more congested than others – so if you’re flying to New York City, consider flying into LaGuardia or Newark instead of JFK. Flight delays are also more likely during travel peak times between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. 
• If your flight is delayed, try to find out how long the delay will be so you can evaluate what other options you have.  Sometimes knowing how late it will be is difficult for airlines to gauge if the delay is due to bad weather or mechanical issues. 
• Before you book a flight, you may want to find out what the airline’s policies are regarding amenities for delayed passengers.  Airlines are not required to provide any amenities but some of the larger carriers do provide voluntary customer service plans which amenities they will provide stranded passengers.  If you do get delayed or your flight is cancelled, inquire at the ticket counter if they will provide any amenities such as meals.