Olympic impressions: Bormio crowds sparse, energy underwhelming

Olympic impressions: Bormio crowds sparse, energy underwhelming

My journey to Milan included a nearly five-hour layover in Paris despite my efforts to switch to an earlier Delta flight with open seats — my original later flight was sold out. I appealed to basic economics: Why not fill an empty seat now and free up another for resale later? No dice. Delta called it a “voluntary change,” so I’d have to pay the fare difference. Curiously, they credit you only what you originally paid, while charging the current…