2009
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Virgin + Wine = Good Times (Trip Report)
This past weekend, my wife and I were planning on driving up to wine country to spend the weekend with some friends.…
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Alliances, American, BNET, British Airways, Cranky Concierge, Frequent Flier Programs, Government Regulation, Oneworld, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (Nov 9 – 13)
American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone…
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Virgin Atlantic’s Taxi Share Service Is a Decent Start
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Taxi2 (and it’s oddly-registered Tongan website taxi.to) to help passengers share cabs to their destination. This…
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Alitalia Posts Profit, Hell Freezes Over
I have never written a more surprising post than this one. Alitalia, the queen of red ink, has actually, shockingly, found that…
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Association of European Airlines Shows Disregard for the Public, Earns a Cranky Jackass Award
You might have seen the Cardinal’s guest post here on Cranky a couple weeks ago on the Association of European Airlines’ (AEA)…
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Frontier Quietly Introduces Stretch Premium Economy
Frontier has been surprisingly quiet about its latest product change, a new premium economy section called Stretch. I saw it mentioned on…
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Cranky on the Web (Nov 2 – 6)
Cranky Concierge watches your back – Hartford Courant More on Cranky Concierge. It’s picking up steam. Delta Air Lines Rips Into International…
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Win a Southwest Flight Schedule Signed by Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett with a Tribute to Timetables
If you’re an airline dork, you love timetables. It’s just the way it’s always been. And with Southwest finally issuing its last…
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SkyWest to Start Flying for AirTran in Milwaukee
You cheeseheads may still be hurting from your second Favre-related beatdown this year, but you can rejoice that you now have yet…
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Midwest Airlines Stops Flying (Its Own Planes)
This may seem like a footnote to some, but just two days ago, Midwest officially stopped flying its own aircraft. That doesn’t…
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If You Want to Try Wifi Onboard, You’ll Have Plenty of Free Chances
It’s no surprise that when you make something completely free, people use it a lot more often than if you make them…