Delays, cancellations and missed connections
Every MIA guide on delays, cancellations and missed connections: 5 guides, each answering one question.
What to do when a flight at MIA goes wrong: a cancellation late in the day, a delay that eats a connection, or weather that puts a trip at risk. The guides set out your options in the order you need them, what the airline owes you and where to wait.
Delays at MIA: which terminal to wait inA long delay at Miami airport: what each concourse offers for a wait, from lounges and sleep rooms to 24-hour snacks, and when it's worth leaving security.
Flight cancelled at MIA: your options tonightYour flight out of Miami is cancelled. Rebook or take a refund, what the airline owes you when the cancellation was its fault, and where to spend the night at or near MIA.
Hurricane season and Miami flightsWhen hurricane season affects MIA, who decides to cancel flights or close the airport, how airline travel waivers work, and what to do when a storm is forecast.
Missed your connection at Miami: what to do firstMissed a connection at MIA? Rebook with your airline before you queue, know what the airline owes you when the delay was its fault, and where to wait overnight.
Stuck overnight at Miami airport unexpectedlyAn unplanned night at MIA: what to settle with your airline before the desk closes, then the bed, bench or sleep room that fits which side of security you're on.