Cole Porter, in a different universe, might have written a song, “Another agony, another trip,” with lines something like these:
Four weeks and you think it’s a curse;
Three weeks and it couldn’t be worse;
One week, will it ever be right?
And all of a sudden, it’s time for your flight.
Those hypothetical other-universe lines actually do apply to this universe: The outlook for airline travelers the rest of the summer and fall is, charitably, dismal, with very few quick fixes in sight — and very little you can do to avoid cancellations and delays if you plan to fly any time soon….