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Airport Transfers can get late enough for you to miss your flight. Given extreme circumstances, exceptional bad weather or unforeseen heavy transfer jam, even the best performing and must on time ' airport transfer provider can have problems arriving on time. It can be very difficult, sometimes impossible for transfer companies to absorb the impact of late and canceled flights, never mind unfavorable road conditions and heavy traffic jams.
Apparently this year jams in the Houston area were so bad that a transfer times doubled and even tripled. A transfer normally taking 2 to 3 hours took up to eight hours to complete, leaving passengers stranded in airports. Not even the best performing airport transfer company can do anything about this. All you can do is schedule ahead.
Travel arrangements in general and transfers especially can go wrong due to nobodies mistakes. Make sure you are prepared and take all necessary steps before you leave from your home to avoid stress, disappointment and monetary loss. Plan ahead, here our tips on what to do.
Prepare yourself to help mitigate possible transfer delays. Check your airport transfer providers Terms & Conditions before you book your transfer. Those are normally published on the transfer providers website or otherwise they can be requested by email. Make sure you understand the providers obligations in case of delays and any possible cost implications.
Ask your airport transfer company before you book about their delay / cancellation contingencies. Only book with airport transfer providers that offers local help lines and driver mobile numbers so you have a number of ways to address them in case of delays.
Check your departure airport before you leave to find out about actual delays and closures. In case of problems contact your transfer supplier to re-arrange pick-up times. Equally let your transfer operator know in advance about any delays you might have. This helps providers to plan accordingly and where possible reschedule their vehicles.
