Use Orbitz Mobile to Avoid the Airport Chaos
April 9th, 2008 MobileFreak
If you have been in an airport recently, or happened to catch the national news in the last 24 hours, you know what a mess it is at airports these days. Airplanes are being grounded by the dozens all over the country. Flights are being canceled. And the airports are no place to be left stranded.
Here’s what an article from CNN.com has to say about it today:
U.S. commercial airlines have grounded over 2,000 flights since late March - including 1,500 this week - in response to failed Federal Aviation Administration safety inspections, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers delayed or stranded.The cancellations mainly affected customers of American Airlines, which on Wednesday grounded more than 1,000 flights or 45% of its schedule. That translated into between 110,00 and 140,000 stranded passengers, according to company spokesman Roger Frizzell.
Don’t get stranded. Check your flight status before you head to the airport, from wherever you are, on the Orbtiz mobile website.
What can I do on the Orbitz mobile website?
Orbitz mobile provides flight status information, airline schedules, and hotel search functionality. If you are registered with Orbitz.com, you can also login to view your travel information directly from your mobile phone.
That’s not all. Orbitz also provides a text messaging service, which provides flight status, airport delays, and even airport weather on demand. For example, to find out if flight 372 on American Airlines, you would text the following to “ORBITZ” (or 672489): AA 372
That’s just one example. See their full list of text messaging options here. So before you rush off for your flight and venture into airport hell, do yourself a favor and make sure your airplane isn’t grounded for inspection.
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