Travel insurance guards against sudden changes in plans
Created 3/9/2010

More people may be heading back to the skies for business and leisure trips, and so far, airlines are responding with improved on-time results despite the added air traffic.

According to new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, combined data from 18 leading air carriers reflected an on-time arrival rate of 78.7 percent. This was said to be an improvement over the 77 percent seen in January and the 72 percent from December 2009.

While flights were generally more on time last month, this is no reason for fliers to cut back on travel insurance protection, given the wide range of contingencies that it can guard against when people are far from home - including medical emergencies and sudden changes in plans.

The Transportation Department also offers more insight into some of the other difficulties that people can encounter when flying or using other travel services.

For example, cancelled flights and lost baggage were among the most common complaints customers filed about their airlines, with other situations making the list including poor customer service as well as boarding policies.

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