COMINGANDGOING

Relief is allegedly in sight: The Met Office, which provides forecasts for the United Kingdom, says temperatures are expected to rise and rainfall to return to normal levels in the next couple of weeks.

CoGo wouldn't leave the umbrella behind just yet.

UPRIGHT AND LOCKED

$1,400 Mistake

If you're flying Alitalia, be sure you treat your boarding pass as if it's worth many times its weight in gold, because it is.

Annette Anderson of Wilmington, N.C., learned this at Dulles, before a flight to Milan. Somewhere between the security checkpoint and the gate, Anderson lost her boarding pass. Although she still had her paper ticket, she was told she'd have to pay $1,400 for a new one-way ticket.

With minutes to spare and friends waiting at the gate, Anderson paid, hoping to work out a fairer solution after returning home. Since returning in May, she has been seeking redress.

An Alitalia spokeswoman didn't return CoGo's several phone calls. Various U.S. carriers said their policy would have been to simply issue another boarding pass.

TRAVEL TICKER

Heavily discounted fares for fall were announced last week by JetBlue, following on the heels of fall sales by Southwest, AirTran and ATA. Watch for others to match . . . A new travel provider for gay families launched with a cruise last week. R Family Vacations (866-732-6822, www.rfamilyvacations.com) is backed by former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell.

Reporting: Cindy Loose, K.C. Summers.

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