What if international flights are canceled?
We are traveling from the U.S. to Ixtapa, Mexico, where we plan to stay for a month. If they decide to cancel all international flights, will we be notified in time to get home before they cancel?
– P.A.L., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
It is extremely unlikely that the airlines will cancel all international flights. Plus, Mexico is not one of the countries with a serious outbreak of the virus. (According to Johns Hopkins University data, that country had fewer than 10 cases as of Wednesday.)
You would be notified as soon as your flight was changed or canceled, but it is impossible to tell when that would be as each airline is different.
I suggest you check with your airline regularly just before you fly and while you are in Mexico.
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When airplanes are more lightly loaded (fewer passengers, less cargo, less fuel) and/or when the temperature is cold, the climb angle will be higher.
Regional jets without leading-edge slats climb at a lower angle initially but the difference decreases as the speeds are increased.