2015
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Slowly But Surely, Expedia Catches Up with the Times on Flight Search
For many years, shopping for an airline ticket was about two things: price and schedule. More recently, that’s been changing. Airlines have…
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Travelport launches a new ‘We’re There’ commercial to showcase its Travel Commerce Platform (Sponsored Post)
As you know, Travelport has brought me out to a couple of events in previous years. There was the rollout of the…
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Flyin’ Hawaiian in Coach on the A330 and 717 (Trip Report)
When Hawaiian invited me to its Global Media Day, my initial plan was to do a quick strike. I’d fly in on…
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Here Delta Goes Again On Its Own, Goin’ Down the Only Road Its Ever Known
Delta has repeatedly made the decision over the last few years to take the path less traveled. In its latest move, Delta…
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3 Links I Love – Southwest Shakes Up Small Cities, Emirates’s Godfather, and Air Canada’s Pit Crew
Last week, most of you liked the idea of doing a weekly news roundup, but not all. So I’m trying something a…
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Update on American Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom
Well this morning’s post certainly set off a scramble over at American. The issue of whether American has been selling Main Cabin…
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American Has Been Selling Main Cabin Extra Seats That Have No Extra Legroom
[There is a new post with more information on this. The impact is less than originally thought.] If you’ve bought Main Cabin…
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The 787 is Helping United Shrink Los Angeles And Grow San Francisco
There’s been plenty of talk about how the 787 is going to provide all kinds of opportunity for airlines to do new…
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Southwest’s Chief Marketing Officer Responds to My Thoughts on Transfarency
After I wrote my thoughts about Southwest’s new Transfarency campaign, I received a note from Beth Harbin, Southwest’s Senior Director of Communications.…
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Cranky on the Web – Talking Airports, More American-US Airways Cutover
TT016: Airport and Airline Trends With The Cranky Flier Brett Snyder – The Terminal Podcast Jonathan had me on his podcast meant…
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Topic of the Week: Should I Change This Feature?
Many years ago when I scaled back my writing, I decided to fill the Friday void with a “topic of the week”…
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Hawaiian’s New Premium Cabin Flat Bed and Additional Extra Comfort Seating is a Calculated Move
Earlier this week, Hawaiian Airlines announced it would be rolling out flat beds in its premium cabin (sold as First domestically and…