I will just remind flyers of some strategy for dealing with the present:

1. Check both with the airline, and with the airport. Sometimes an airline has tenatively scheduled a flight and then been over-ruled by closing of the aiport, or another airport.

2. There is no "drop off at curbside", nor "curbside check in", nor any form of check in that does not involve face to face interaction - that means nwa's internet check in, as well as electronic check in have been suspended indefinitely.

3. The new procedures are cumbersome, and the people applying them are inexperienced with high security. It will take as much as 2 hours to go through security for the time being.

4. Amtrak is still honoring airline tickets, and thus, might be an option for those on shorter haul flights.

5. There will be massive schedule cuts in the weeks to come. AA has announced a 20% cut, and United and USAirways are also mulling similar large reductions. So plan accordingly.

6. Check your airlines reticketing policy, most have altered their normal fare rules for some period of time.

Best.