Singaporean Travellers Reveal the Airlines with Most Delays and Cancellations


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Whilst for the most part, flight delays and cancellations are just a minor inconvenience to our trips, they can sometimes cause disruptions to our moods, onward travel, and even our wallets. Travellers may even incur additional expenses for accommodation, meals, or alternative transportation – which can be difficult to get back without the appropriate travel insurance for flight cancellations and delays.
To understand exactly the issues travellers have experienced with flight cancellations and delays, we commissioned a survey of over 1,700 Singaporean travellers to find out which airlines they say they’ve experienced the most disruptions with and how this affected their travel experiences.
We definitely say yes! Travel insurance is a must-have to ensure that you are covered for any potential disruptions. It can also cover unforeseen emergencies, overseas medical costs, pre-trip crises, or personal accidents. For more information, check out our guide on why it’s necessary to get travel insurance.
65% of respondents who have experienced disruptions said that because of their recent flight cancellations or delays, they will now always ensure they pre-arrange travel insurance in future. And for the Singaporean travellers who were insured when their disruptions happened, and used it to make a travel insurance claim, we found that most were extremely pleased with the experience: