In the meantime, travelers with tickets in hand or anyone planning to travel this summer can take several precautionary steps, travel experts say. If it's possible to reach your destination on an airline other than the four currently in labor troubles, do it. Try Hawaiian Air. Consider flying Continental into Newark. Use paper tickets instead of e-tickets.
Paper tickets are more easily transferable from one airline to another.
Because airline personnel can't get into the computer systems of other airlines, e-tickets aren't changed without great difficulty. Carry a cell phone and call your travel agent if you find yourself stranded at the airport because of a strike. Travel agents can find alternate flights on different airlines, saving passengers the stress of having to wait in line with everyone else. If you bought your ticket on your own, a cell phone will allow you to call the airline reservations desk directly. Consider travel insurance.