U.S. Authorities Shutdown Continues to Have an effect on Journey

The U.S. federal authorities shutdown persists with continued potential to disrupt journey via TSA and air visitors management staffing points. Flight Aware studies 10,000+ flight delays throughout the US over the Halloween weekend affecting main hubs together with Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. In addition, climate impression may amplify as we transfer into colder winter journey months within the northern hemisphere.

CTP has continued to observe traveler impression and regulate staffing as wanted to assist vacationers throughout disruptions.

CTP recommends the next traveler actions to assist mitigate traveler inconvenience and longer maintain occasions with emergency companies and airways if vacationers expertise flight delays or cancellations:

• Travelers ought to solely use CTP Emergency Services when journey is inside 72 hours of departure
• For journey outdoors of 72 hours, please name throughout regular enterprise hours; our purpose is to service vacationers who’re experiencing present flight disruptions and never inhibit vacationers in want from with the ability to attain a stay agent
• Choose the “callback” possibility to cut back maintain occasions and obtain a return name when an agent turns into accessible
• Book, change, and cancel journey reservations via your organization’s on-line reserving device each time attainable
• Avoid reserving the final flight of the day
• Download airline apps, and join airline messages
• Use the airline app, CTM Mobile, and/or related web sites to verify flight standing earlier than heading to the airport
• Utilize the Scout device inside CTP Portal or SMS by way of our telephony companies to cancel or verify flight statuses.