February 2008
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Were We At the Same US Airways Media Day?
As you know, I was at Media Day for US Airways yesterday, but when I read this article from Reuters, I began…
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Send Me Your Pics
When I first put up the link to Cranky Gear online, I figured I wouldn’t sell too much of it. Turns out,…
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A Cranky Jackass for the Southwest Not-So-Hotties
You might be surprised to know that it’s not just airlines that can get the Cranky Jackass award. Today, I have the…
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US Airways Starts Charging for Second Bag
Looks like US Airways has decided to match United’s effort to charge $25 to check a second bag. Raise your hand if…
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Check-In Online for Ryanair Flights 5 Days in Advance
Looks like Ryanair’s upgrade went well, and the site even came back up a day early. When I read through the page…
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Ryanair Goes Offline for the Weekend
If you need to book a ticket, change your ticket, or view your reservation on Ryanair in the next few days, you…
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Virgin America Tries a New Tactic: Mexico
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about any new routes from Virgin America, so when I saw a press release saying that…
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Lufthansa’s Subway-Style Boarding
Anyone else out there seen Lufthansa’s Quick Boarding? I saw it on TravelPost’s blog and I’m not sure how I missed it…
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TSA Tries Letting Travelers Decide What Type of Passenger They Are
Readers of the TSA’s blog know that the agency has recently decided to roll out a program in Salt Lake City that…
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US Airways Devalues Dividend Miles
There’s really nothing surprising in the announcement that US Airways has taken a couple steps to devalue its Dividend Miles program. I…
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Frontier Heads for the Hills, er, Mountains
Frontier really is putting a lot of effort into Denver these days. Its new startup regional airline Lynx came out with its…
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LAX Implements Continuous Descent Approach
A nice side benefit of attending JetBlue’s press conference yesterday was that I had the opportunity to meet Ian Gregor, Communications Manager…