You should immediately talk to the airline and adjust your schedule to overcome the consequences, instead of worrying and blaming anyone. Missing flight is unwanted thing. However, if you are in this situation, be sure to handle calmly the following tips of the experts to overcome the consequences quickly.
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Present to the airline
Before worrying or starting to feel stressed out, talk to your airline representative about your missing flight. Henrik Zillmer, CEO of Air Help, shares with Insider that you simply need to explain why you miss the flight. “Some airlines have unofficial flexible rules for passengers. That means they can book your tickets right on the next flight, if they see you miss the flight for rational reason,” he explained.
For some airlines, if you miss a flight in a special situation as a traffic accident on the way to the airport. If you are lucky and have timely proof, you will not lose the missing ticket and they will book another ticket for you free of charge.
Action in advance can also help. If you have a serious traffic jam on the way to the airport and are likely to miss the trip, some airlines will also have a booking policy for you on your next flight. Action as soon as possible will benefit both, as the airline can resell the ticket to someone who needs it at the last minute.
Read the airline policy
This is best done before the trip. But if you missed the trip, you need to find out the airline’s regulations in this case, to know how the shipping contract between you and airline be done, how they are carried out, how the incident will be resolved. Thence, you can comply and correct in time as prescribed.
Consider other transportation
If the airline does not allow booking other flight or they offer a high fine, then you should consider smarter choices such as buying another low cost airline, finding a neighboring airport or flying on another day without impact to schedule.
In case you are required to be present at that location and other airlines are no longer available, it is time to consider options for other traffic such as train, high-speed trains, sleeping buses…. These options always have a regular schedule so the ability to search tickets will be higher. For short journeys, high-speed trains are sometimes equal to airplanes (if flight duration is included the time for early arrivals to check in).
Adjust the schedule with the hotel
Missing a flight can have an impact on your journey, whether you travel or get business travel. You should make quickly adjustments to your schedule such as the airport pick-up service and especially booking with the hotel. Some hotels allow you to adjust for a certain period before check in, so this action should be as soon as possible. Your goal is to minimize the fines as little as possible. In bad case, you may have to cancel your reservation.
Learn compensation terms
In some cases, when you miss a connecting flight because of the first flight interruption, you are eligible for compensation from the airline. If you fly in Europe, this provision is called EC61, being applied to EU airlines or depart from the EU, passengers are eligible to claim in the following three cases: delayed flight for 3 hours or more at the last destination, the flight is canceled or denied for boarding. One of these three cases occurs, you may be asked for compensation. Depending on the company, the regulations are also different.
