--- title: These Airlines Will Be Better About Avoiding Endless Delays This Summer description: The major U.S. airlines are spending more on advanced technology to rebook passengers more quickly when bad weather grounds flights. authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 350 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology published: '2016-05-18T21:08:44.000Z' modified: '2016-05-18T21:08:44.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Airlines - avoid flight delay - bad weather - flight delays - pubdesk word_count: 235 canonical: https://money.com/airline-delays-rebooking-technology-summer-travel/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![flight-delays](https://img.money.com/2016/05/flight-delays.jpeg) Those TSA delays may still be vexing air travelers around the country, but as we head into summer thunderstorm season, here's one piece of good news: Some airlines have started investing in technology that does a better job of re-booking passengers grounded by cancelled flights and missed connections. The [*Wall Street Journal*](http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-youre-less-likely-to-get-stranded-at-the-airport-in-bad-weather-1463589840) reported that Delta recently began using a system called Viper, which aims to make the re-booking process less painful for passengers by taking into account their next flight and giving them more flexible re-booking windows. The new tool has cut airline delays to between two and nine hours from 15 hours just a few years ago. The *Journal* said that Southwest has its own souped-up re-booking platform called the Baker. It automates much of the re-booking process, which has historically been performed manually—and slowly. United and American have also upgraded to a new re-booking technology to get stuck travelers on their way quicker. Aside from the new tech tools, the *Journal* said airlines are getting more proactive about waiving penalties and flight change fees when bad weather is in the forecast. They're getting more willing to let people change flights for more run-of-the-mill bad weather rather than just major events like hurricanes, because more passengers are willing to rebook on their own before the storm clouds come rolling in. 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