2017
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Grand Velas Riviera Maya and the Long Flight Home (Trip Report)
Yesterday I talked about my rough experience getting to Cancun. Fortunately that was the low point of the trip. My stay at…
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My First Southwest International Flight to Cancun Could Have Gone Better (Trip Report)
You may know that I’m one of the Condé Nast Top Travel Specialists. When the founder of that list, Wendy Perrin, left…
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Southwest Reveals Its Ft Lauderdale Plans as a Four-Way Battle Heats Up
Southwest extended its schedule into the summer recently, and the biggest winner was clearly Ft Lauderdale. Southwest is adding six new cities…
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3 Links I Love: The American Uniform Problem, Flying a Yak, JetBlue 100 Percent Wifi
This week’s featured link: Full Text: Twin Hill’s letter to American Airlines’ attendants – USA Today If you haven’t been following, there…
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United is Retiring Its 747s By the End of the Year, and I’m Glad
You can’t call yourself an airline dork if you don’t love the 747, and I can imagine that many of you shook…
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The Plan to Fix JFK Focuses on the Wrong Thing
We’ve heard a lot about the billions of dollars being sunk into New York’s LaGuardia Airport, but what about JFK? Oh don’t…
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How Can We Prevent Another Ft Lauderdale-Style Shooting?
In the wake of the recent shooting in the baggage claim area in Ft Lauderdale Airport’s Terminal 2, there are a lot…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest Further Sheds AirTran Markets, NewLeaf Backs Down, Emirates Trouble
This week’s featured link: Summer is Here—Summer 2017 Schedule is now Published! – Southwest Airlines Community Southwest’s summer schedule is out, and…
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To Nobody’s Surprise, United Won’t Have to Pay Out On Its 2016 Performance Guarantee
In the summer of 2015, Delta was so proud of its operational performance that it put out a guarantee for corporate customers.…
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Ryanair Hopes to Feed Norwegian Long Haul Soon, But That’s Just the Beginning
Last month it was reported that Ryanair was hoping to finalize a deal that would allow it to feed passengers on to…
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Ringing In the New Year In the Best Way: An Alitalia Restructuring
Happy New Year, everyone! It’s that time of year where people try to change for the better. We make resolutions, try to…