ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 With hundreds of flights canceled or delayed at Orlando International Airport, many travelers are seeking alternative options.<\/p>\n
Passengers like John Rizzo hope to head home to NY, \u201cMy flight was canceled on Sunday due to the snow, due to the storm.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why he has a backup plan, \u201cI made another reservation for today and another one for even Thursday in case this one\u2019s canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n
People of all ages are feeling the stress of flying. Oliva Cukauskas says she\u2019s here with other students because it\u2019s their senior trip. \u201cWe\u2019re all getting antsy; we just want to go home.\u201d Parent Ashley Lloyd says, \u201cIt\u2019s just been a bunch of mass confusion. We\u2019re unsure of, you know, if the flight is going to get canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Travel agent Gayle Fortin, franchise owner of Cruise Planners recommends using a booking engine like Kayak to search for flights. If you can\u2019t find another flight home, there are other options. \u201cI have clients, some will take an Amtrak to get home, some take a bus, some just rent a car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortin says depending on where you\u2019re headed, renting a car can be the most affordable alternative.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s something Rizzo\u2019s ready to do if needed. \u201cIf I couldn\u2019t fly home, I would just rent a car and drive home if I had to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, students like Olivia from NY are doing what they can to keep occupied, hoping they\u2019ll fly out tonight. \u201cSome of us have been playing cards. We\u2019ve been watching TV, making videos, you know, just talking to each other, keeping entertained. We\u2019re all getting a little bit sick of each other, just a tad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortin recommends being nice to the ticket agent at the counter, because yelling could backfire on passengers looking for another way out.<\/p>\n
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