March 2015
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Cranky on the Web – Delta’s Shrinking Hub, Triage When Things Get Tough
Delta downsizing flights to 14 more cities – Cincinnati Enquirer I was asked when I thought the Delta hub in Cincinnati would…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier’s Reservation System Switch
Last weekend, Frontier ditched its fancy Sabre reservations system for a more basic and less expensive Navitaire system. This is helping the…
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A Day in the Life of Cranky Concierge During a Major Storm (Tales From the Field)
If you were traveling in the eastern half of the country last week, you know what a mess it was. The weather…
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Why Improving Elite SkyMiles Earning Requires Delta to Get Even More Complex
Delta has been getting a lot of bad press lately regarding changes to its SkyMiles frequent flier program (including right here on…
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The US Carriers Show Their Case Against Middle East Carriers, But Will Anyone Care?
It was just a couple weeks ago that I wrote about how American, Delta, and United have banded together to request that…
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Cranky on the Web – Letting Go
In the Trenches: Letting Someone Go – Small Business Center I had to let someone go from Cranky Concierge last week, and…
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Topic of the Week: The Dumbest Job for An Airport Manager
The City of Atlanta decided to task its airport manager with one of the dumbest jobs I can imagine. That job? To…
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Why Do We Fly In High Clouds? (Ask Cranky)
This is a bit of a strange Ask Cranky in that it’s actually a question I’m asking myself. To pilots, this is…
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My First Flight in American’s New Slimline Seats (Trip Report)
By my standards, I’ve been traveling a lot. It’s been a draining and emotional couple weeks, and to make things more challenging,…
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Which Airlines and Cities Stand to Win if The LaGuardia Perimeter Rule Disappears?
We’ve heard rumblings about the death of outdated perimeter rules at both Washington/National and New York/LaGuardia for years. But could it actually…