A WEATHER expert has revealed the flight you should never book during the summer or risk it being cancelled. Meteorologist Chris Bianchi has advised travellers to avoid booking an afternoon or evening flight in the United States during the summer months. This is due to an increased risk of thunderstorms during these periods of time.
Mr Bianchi, a meteorologist with NBC affiliate 9News in Denver, said: "Never book a flight in the afternoon, or especially, at night during the summertime months in the United States. “The chances of there being a thunderstorm somewhere in the United States in the afternoon or evening are pretty high during the summertime months ..
. if you get a thunderstorm in the wrong place and it impacts your flight, you could be completely screwed.” And when the expert made the mistake of breaking his own rule, he found himself stranded at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport during the early hours of the morning.
The TikTok star also encouraged travellers to flight radar apps like FlightAware and Flightradar24 to track your inbound flight. He added: "Let’s say you’re flying from New York to Miami and your flight is coming from Chicago or it’s coming from Minneapolis, check the weather in those places. “Because if there’s weather in those places, there’s a pretty good chance your flight.
.. is going to get impacted as a result.
” The expert also suggested booking a back-up flight as an insurance policy. He said: "Otherwise, dear folks, you’ll.
