Thursday, March 17, 2011

Flights to Japan during nuclear crisis?

Question:


I have a flight scheduled to Tokyo in mid April with United Airlines. At this time United Airlines offers a cancelation waiver for flights schediuled until March 31.
What does this mean? Does this mean that there will no waiver to cancel flights in April or could they change that if the situation there does not improve? The way the situation is now, I don't see things being much better in April.
Another question is if there is an evacuation of people from Japan, then why are airlines not just allowing everyone to cancel their flights from now until it is confirmed that it is safe or even worthwhile to fly into Tokyo?

Answer:


the fact is that although the north east has been seriously affected, Tokyo remained largely unaffected other than some building damage. Currently the major problem for Tokyo is the growing concerns with the nuclear power station's unstable reactors. If they get worse, then travel would become an issue, and airlines would have no option but to allow refunds or rescheduling of tickets.

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