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Cranky on the Web: Fares Up, Bag Fees Up
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Are flights getting more expensive because of the Iran war? – USA Today It was a twofer with USA Today this week. First, are flights getting more expensive because of the war? Well, yes, but…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Spirit Possibly on Life Support, AA + UA = ??
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Spirit on the Brink? Time is a flat circle. Sometimes Spirit is filing for bankruptcy. Sometimes it’s getting a plan approved to exit bankruptcy. And sometimes it’s reported by reliable sources that the airline is…
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United Continues to Gain Local Traffic in Its Hubs (Even Without Buying American)
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I know you want to hear about a United/American mega-merger, but it’s not going to happen… other than that little teaser I stuck in the post title. Still, we talked about this on The Air…
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MedjetHorizon Gets You Out of Trouble (Sponsored Post)
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This post is sponsored by Medjet. You probably think of Medjet as a great way to get medical evacuation assistance when traveling far from home, but there is more to it than that. And considering…
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Nashville Just Keeps Growing
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Many of the airports I’ve covered in this ongoing series on former hubs have had to figure out how to shrink down to a smaller size to match the lower demand for the airport once…
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Southwest Marginalizes Its Worst Onboard Experience
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When I wrote about my recent trip on Southwest, the comment section had plenty of discussion around the problem of the Southwest B737-700. Of Southwest’s ~800-strong fleet of airplanes, there are still about 300 B737-700s.…
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Cranky on the Web: Listen In on Monday + A Breezy Chat with Lukas Johnson
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Future of air travel: Routes, Rewards and Renovations – American City Business Journals This is a bit different than a normal Cranky on the Web, because it hasn’t happened yet. But this Monday at 11am PT/2pm…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Delta’s Earnings, Cape Air’s New Air Conditioning Trial
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Delta Leads off Q1 Earnings Delta led off Q1 earnings season this week, posting operating revenue just shy of $16 billion, with an operating profit of $501 million, giving it an operating margin of 3.2%.…
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For United, Luxury is In the Little Things
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A translucent wall. A closet. A snack bar. A big TV. These aren’t things that we think of as being front and center when it comes to how people choose their airline, but when you…
