A nor'easter hit the East Coast and delayed hundreds of flights. Boston got the worst of it. Airlines waived change fees because they're legally required to pretend they care when nature reminds everyone that flying is a privilege, not a right.
Passengers stood in terminals. They checked their phones. They tweeted at airline customer service accounts like that's ever fixed anything. The nor'easter didn't respond to complaints. It just kept snowing.
The airlines deployed their crisis playbook: waive the fees, send the emails, let everyone rebook for free. Generous. They're waiving fees on flights they already can't operate. It's like your landlord offering you a rent discount on an apartment that burned down.
Boston Logan became a refugee camp for people who thought booking a weekend flight in late September was a solid plan. These are the same geniuses who buy airline stocks because they "fly all the time" and figure that counts as research. They know the product. They're basically insiders.
The nor'easter will pass. The flights will resume. The fees will come back. And every single person who got delayed will log into their Robinhood account Monday morning and buy calls on whatever airline treated them the least badly, because nothing says "I've learned my lesson" like rewarding incompetence with your capital.
Weather delays are an act of God. Buying airline stocks is an act of stupidity.
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