Overall, each traveler lost an average of $838 due to the airport collapse around the world. This is more than two times more than the cost of an ordinary flight. 17 percent of tourists missed important events altogether: weddings, proms, and family reunions, or missed a paid cruise.
From lost baggage to canceled flights, this summer has been a headache for hundreds of thousands of air passengers. Travel insurance experts from Forbes Advisor decided to find out exactly how the chaos in airlines affected the traveler and came up with the numbers.
Of the 2,000 respondents surveyed, 61 percent experienced flight delays or cancellations during the summer months. As a result, 83 percent lost money spent on prepaid hotel rooms, cruises, and other activities.
On average, summer travelers lost $838 each, and a sixth of them missed important events: weddings, proms, and important meetings.
Lost and delayed luggage has become another common travel problem. 48 percent of respondents said that their suitcases were lost or delayed while traveling, and 44 percent of the luggage was damaged.
The waiting time for “lost” luggage is four days. Every tenth passenger did not wait for their belongings.
To replace essentials that did not arrive on time, tourists spent an average of $556 each.
Furthermore. 54 percent of travelers had to fly by plane to pick up their lost luggage from point X, and 33 percent even made long flights to the ends of the world – to where, according to the airline, their native suitcases and boxes were calmly waiting for them.
On average, due to flight delays and cancellations, travelers spent more than 5 hours at the airport.
19 percent of passengers lost money on paid events they missed due to delays or cancellations, and 17 percent were forced to cancel their plans entirely and lost money on airport parking, transportation, keeping dogs, and unused hotel rooms.
13 percent missed a cruise due to flight cancellations and delays.