By Bob Hoge
Over ten thousand flights were canceled across the nation this weekend, leaving frustrated, desperate passengers stranded in airports thousands of miles from their homes. Ten thousand flights. Itâs almost too many to comprehend.
If you read my travel-hell story from Thursday night, youâll know that I was one of those passengers, and that after my flight was canceled, I was forced to get a rental car (at my expense) and drive 12 hours through the night to get my minor children, who were being let out of camp. My kids could go get a COVID vaccine, a tattoo, and probably an abortion too, but the one thing they would not be allowed to do is check into a hotel room without an adult present.
Today (Sunday), it would seem that weâre victims of double jeopardy: our flight to Los Angeles was summarily canceled, and we have no way of getting back today. The airlineâs best offer is two days hence…