What to do when your flight is delayed

Sometimes, the unexpected happens when travelling - such as flight delays or cancellations. Photo: Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang

What happens when your flight is delayed? Or you miss your connecting flight to your destination? Sometimes, unexpected things happen and it’s beyond your control. Here are some useful tips on how to survive this and other unexpected “travel disasters”.

1. Always carry spare currency in case you’re stranded somewhere and need some money to buy food or other necessities. Not all places accept cards, especially if the amount is small. Besides the currency of the country where you are travelling to, it is good to have some US dollars which is widely accepted, or Euros.