It was the latest in a recent run of flight failures for the national rocket industry.

BBC: Soyuz back in service after failed launch

Tickets bought on points are typically refundable until just before your flight, but they also run out fast.

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Delta will run one daily flight in each direction, with the eastbound flight leaving Newark's Liberty Airport at 6:50 p.m. local time, and the westbound flight departing Charles DeGaulle Airport at 1:30 p.m. local.

WSJ: Delta launching flights between Newark, Paris