October 3rd - Flight cancellations – what is the best way to deal with them?
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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That's the discussion I've been having with my excellent colleague, global travel editor Annabel Grossman. In September we both had flight cancellations, and without a buffer that can trigger stress and disappointment. It's worth politely and respectfully pushing back to ask for better replacement flights. Best of all, have your flight cancelled on your homebound leg, with a day available.
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| 1:32.2 | Hello and welcome to today's independent travel podcast with me, Simon Corder. |
| 1:36.4 | It's Friday the 3rd of October. |
| 1:39.1 | A bit of a travel desk Friday today with my excellent colleague, Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman, |
| 1:47.1 | because we have lots to say about cancelled flights. Three weeks ago, I was waiting at Gatwick Airport. |
| 1:54.2 | I checked my bag in unusually, and then, well, I didn't actually find out from the airline, |
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