April 2026
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Southwest Marginalizes Its Worst Onboard Experience
When I wrote about my recent trip on Southwest, the comment section had plenty of discussion around the problem of the Southwest…
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Cranky on the Web: Listen In on Monday + A Breezy Chat with Lukas Johnson
Future of air travel: Routes, Rewards and Renovations – American City Business Journals This is a bit different than a normal Cranky on…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: Delta’s Earnings, Cape Air’s New Air Conditioning Trial
Delta Leads off Q1 Earnings Delta led off Q1 earnings season this week, posting operating revenue just shy of $16 billion, with…
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For United, Luxury is In the Little Things
A translucent wall. A closet. A snack bar. A big TV. These aren’t things that we think of as being front and…
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Flying the New Southwest is Quite Good, But It’s Not Fully Rolled Out (Trip Report)
It had to happen sometime. Eventually, I would fly on the new Southwest and have my assigned seat all ready to go.…
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United Tries to Offset Temporary High Fuel Costs With Permanent Fare and Fee Increases
Earnings for the first quarter of 2026 will soon be announced, and there’s little question that profits will be squeezed by ever-rising…
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Cranky Weekly Review presented by Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport: United Gets More Basic, Delta Improves Connectivity
This week on The Air Show, we zoom out. What is oil doing to airlines in other parts of the world? It’s…
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The Upside to San Francisco’s Unwelcome Airport Capacity Cut
San Francisco (SFO) has never been a beacon of operational reliability. In fact, it has generally been one of the most unreliable…
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Southwest Switches Back to Open Seating
Well, that was quick. After just over two months of having assigned seating onboard, Southwest has decided to revert back to its…