Traveler reveals how you can get flight for free if you miss yours TIKTOK: jakepeterson114A travel TikToker went viral after sharing a simple excuse that can help you get on a flight for free if you miss yours. TikToker and traveler Jake (jakepeterson114) revealed the \u201cone excuse\u201d you can give the airline that will have them put you on the next flight for free, or at the very least, add you to the standby list. According to the content creator, all you have to do is say that you had a flat tire. \u201cEarlier today, I was running late for my flight because I had a flat tire. So I knew I wasn\u2019t gonna make it,\u201d he said in a viral 37-second clip with over 277,000 views, \u201cBut fortunately, most airlines have a flat tire policy\u2014American, Delta, United. The agent, there\u2019s actually a button on their computer that says \u2018flat tire policy,\u2019 and they will, for free of charge, move you to the next flight. \u201cSo next time you\u2019re delayed because of a flat tire, use this trick. It could help you save you some money,\u201d Jake concluded. Many TikTok users confirmed the validity of this travel hack. \u201cReal rule, but you don\u2019t need any sort of excuse. Just make sure you\u2019re not more than 2 hours late after your original scheduled flight departure,\u201d one person commented. \u201cMost airlines\u2019 \u201cflat tire\u201d policy also covers other issues out of your control, i.e., traffic jam or severe weather,\u201d another said. \u201cThis is true I\u2019ve used this\u2026 and yes, my Uber got a flat tire on the way to the airport,\u201d a third added. Others shared their own excuses that they\u2019ve used in an attempt to avoid rebooking charges. \u201cGot drunk and missed my flight. I was honest with agent and was booked on next flight no problem,\u201d one said. \u201cI just tell them a family member (that doesn\u2019t exist) died and they change it every time,\u201d another stated. \u201cJust have to cry hard enough.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Traveler reveals how you can get flight for free if you miss yours TIKTOK: jakepeterson114A travel TikToker went viral after sharing a simple excuse that can help you get on a flight for free if you miss yours. TikToker and traveler Jake (jakepeterson114) revealed the \u201cone excuse\u201d you can give the airline that will have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}