February 2010
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Cranky on the Web (February 22 – 26)
First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really…
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How Frontier Got Me to Pay More for a Connecting Flight Than a Nonstop
I’ve long sung the praises of Air Canada’s efforts to create fare product categories, but really, I’ve never gone through the purchase…
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Only Two Airlines Left Flying a Douglas Widebody Commercially
This week Finnair Western, American, United, and even Delta (when they briefly operated the DC-10s they inherited from Western) to Hawai’i. I…
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Branson Airport Wants More Flights, Builds Own Airline
Long-time readers of the blog know that I’ve been following the development of Branson airport with interest. I even took a tour…
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Entire European Continent Goes on Strike
Ah, spring. The days become longer, the temps get warmer, and, apparently, it’s a great time for airline strikes. Lufthansa pilots just…
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St Louis: The Incredible Shrinking Airport
Lambert-St Louis International Airport is a hub without an airline. It has been struggling with the dramatic drop in traffic since TWA…
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Cranky on the Web (February 16 – 19)
too fat to fly? know before you go – antibride Another day, another fat person is angry that they were bumped for…
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Why Do Two Flights Cost Less Than One? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another episode of Ask Cranky. I’ve received this question in many different forms ever since my days doing airline…
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British Airways Rolls Out Its Updated First Class
While some airlines are moving away from First Class, British Airways continues to embrace it. They’ve just rolled out the latest version…
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US Airlines Begin The Fight for Tokyo Haneda Slots
Now that Japan Air Lines has decided to stick with American, it looks like this whole US-Japan open skies deal will go…
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Airline Schedule Padding Isn’t Cheating
There are plenty of people out there who think the airlines are trying to “cheat” when they pad their flight schedules to…
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American and British Airways Finally Receive Alliance Approval From the US (Tentatively)
About 10 minutes after the Wright Brothers put their first airplane into the air, American and British Airways applied for blanket codesharing…