February 2026
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Cranky on the Web: United Only Likes You If You Have the Credit Card, Spirit in Vegas
Spirit Airlines may end Las Vegas flights from several West Coast cities – 3 News Las Vegas The word “may” is doing…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Spirit’s Demise Put on Hold, AA Scores a Win in Court
If at First You Don’t Succeed…Spirit Nears Bankruptcy Exit (Again) Our long, yellow-painted, BuzzBallz-loving, ultra-low cost national nightmare just might be over…for…
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Spirit Plans to be a Premium, Big City Allegiant
Spirit continues to fight through its Chapter 11 proceeding with surprising success. While many have assumed that the airline would never make…
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The Spectacular But Distant AIFA Airport (Travelogue)
After a long approach from the north over farms and industrial structures, we touched down on one of the three runways at…
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STL Tries to Finally Get Beyond TWA
Behold, the mighty St Louis Lambert International Airport! It’s a massive complex with four runways, more than 80 gates, a Boeing (formerly…
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Frontier in New York and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two (Expensive) Cities
Frontier decided to end its efforts to make a go of things at New York’s JFK airport last week with the termination…
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The Winners of the 2026 Cranky Network Awards are…
Whew, and just like that, the 2026 Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are done. We had another…
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The Weird World of Mexicana is Much Better Flying the E2 (Travelogue)
Today is the day. The Cranky Network Awards are TONIGHT! So while I continue to run around like a chicken with my…
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Viva Kicks the Trip Off the Right Way (Travelogue)
FINALLY, I’m getting to the part where I’m flying somewhere on this trip. You’re going to get two of those posts this…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Frontier Shrinks, AA’s FAs Want Change
Frontier Reduces Fleet, Releases Earnings In a busy week for Frontier Airlines, the carrier released its Q4 and 2025 earnings, and also…
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Frontier Goes Back to the Future: Higher Frequency and a Lot of Florida and Vegas
At long last, Frontier has filed its schedules for summer travel. Last weekend we saw the airline roll its end-of-schedule from May…
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Cross Border Express is Great, But It Can Be Tricky (Travelogue)
It’s time to kick off this Mexican travelogue with a look at how I got across the border in the first place.…