2008
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US Airways Choice Seats Not as Bad as You Think
Another day, another dollar . . . of ancillary revenue that US Airways is hoping to get out of you. While you’re…
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MAXjet Returns . . . Sort Of
Yes, it’s true. A reader alerted me to the fact that, as the website says, “MAX is back.” Don’t get too excited…
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Delta and Northwest Announce Merger: It’s About F*@king Time
It’s on like Donkey Kong. Yesterday, Northwest and Delta finally announced that they would merge. This of course follows speculation that began…
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Find More From Me at BNET Travel
Raise your hand if you wish you could read more of what I have to say. For the two of you who…
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Screw It – Let’s Lighten Things Up with the Playmobil Security Checkpoint
It’s been a heck of a week. Nice of Frontier to cap it off with a Chapter 11 filing last night, huh?…
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Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess
There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a…
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Random Bits of Info: Fighting, Grounding, Delaying, and Dying Edition
We’ve got a lot going on today, so without further adieu ado, let’s get started. Southwest and the FAA Fighting – If…
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JetBlue Won’t Let You Use Credits Online
My fiancee and I were supposed to fly JetBlue in February, but our trip plans changed. I had them move the fare…
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Heathrow Terminal 5 After The Dust Settles
A friend of mine who frequently flies out of London/Heathrow wrote to me recently and wondered why my coverage had been so…
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$25 to Check a Second Bag, United Tightens the Rules
So, it now looks like most legacy carriers have adopted the $25 fee for checking a second bag. Though United originally carved…
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Skybus Shutdown Completes This Week’s Hat Trick
Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Monday it’s Aloha, Thursday it’s ATA, and now Saturday it’s Skybus. The airline flew its final flight…
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An ATA Obituary
It’s kind of strange writing an obituary for ATA right now. I mean, it’s like it happened in slow motion even though…