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Affected by U.S. flight cancellations? Travel insurance might not help you
Flight controller shortages and winter weather have caused a 10% cancellation rate, with some Canadian travellers facing denied insurance claims for disrupted U.S. flights.
- The U.S. government shutdown has led to thousands of cancelled flights affecting Canadian travellers, with aviation analytics firm Cirium reporting more than 8,000 departures cancelled since Friday.
- U.S. regulators ordered air traffic reductions starting last Friday after American flight controller shortages, and wintry weather exacerbated staffing disruptions early this week.
- Marty Firestone, travel insurer, says travellers who bought cancellation insurance before the advisory should be eligible for compensation, while travellers who bought policies recently may lack meal, hotel and transport coverage though airlines still owe refunds.
- The U.S. Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government but the bill still needs to clear the lower house of the legislature, with final passage possibly days away and disruptions continuing through the rest of the month.
- Given insurance timing rules, hundreds of thousands of Canadians who travel to and from the U.S. each month may face out-of-pocket costs if their policies bought after the advisory do not cover cancellations.
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