How to avoid holiday season airline nightmares and use new rules to save money

Holiday travel can turn into a nightmare if your flight is delayed or canceled, or your luggage is lost. Here's how to avoid some common 'gotchas' when flying.

From delayed and canceled flights to lost baggage, there's a lot that can go wrong when traveling for the holidays. Just in time for the holiday travel season, however, new airline refund rules are in effect to help protect travelers.But there are steps you can take to avoid a holiday travel 'gotcha' in the first place, so you don't have to worry about trying to get a refund.

You had to fill out some forms and do some procedures and then you had to wait. Now, these refunds should be arriving in about seven to 20 days.'However, to lower your risk of a canceled or delayed flight, travel experts say taking morning and nonstop flights are usually your best option.Baggage delays are also covered under the new rules.'If your bag shows up at the gate more than 12 hours after your domestic arrival, you're entitled to a refund of your bag fee,' said Hassay.

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