Several airlines, including Icelandair, offer rescue fares to stranded passengers.
By Andrea Sachs Andrea Sachs Travel reporter Email Bio Follow March 28 at 6:23 PM When Wow Air launched in 2012, travelers said “wow” to the budget carrier’s $99 one-way fares to Europe. Now, passengers are uttering the same exclamation, but for an even more surprising reason.
The Lufthansa Group, which includes Swiss, Lufthansa and Austrian airlines, is offering 25 percent off the ticket price if you depart by April 30 and complete your trip by June 30. Proof of a Wow ticket is required. Icelandair, which services many of the same routes as Wow, will offer reduced return fares between March 28 and April 11: $60 to or from Europe, $100 to or from North America and $160 between Europe and North America via Iceland.
If you need to fly out of a different city in the United States, Megabus is offering free transportation to more than 100 destinations. You must show proof of your canceled flight departing March 28 through 31. For a straighter path to compensation, check your travel insurance policy — assuming you bought one, of course. If the trip interruption coverage includes financial default, you could recoup the additional travel expenses, including flights that are higher than your original fare, meals, accommodations and local transportation fees related to the delay or disruption.
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