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Cranky on the Web – The 5 Worst Airports in the US
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The USA’s worst airport: If not LaGuardia, which one? – USA Today With the news that LaGuardia may finally get a new terminal, I was asked which airports I would call the five worst in…
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Topic of the Week: How Much Would You Pay Delta to Upgrade to a Private Jet?
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Delta came out with a really unique program this week. Since Delta has a fleet of private jets, it has come up with a way to offer its best customers the ability to upgrade from…
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United Does a Quick Hop Well (Trip Report)
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You’ve already seen my posts on how the flight attendant training went in Houston, but I didn’t talk about how I actually got there. As you know from my last trip report, I was in…
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A Three Hour Introduction To How United Serves a Long Haul Premium Cabin Meal
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Yesterday I gave an overview of my day going through International Service Training for flight attendants at United. Today, I’m going into much greater detail about everything that goes into the main meal in the…
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Reflecting on My Day Training to Be a United Flight Attendant
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A couple months ago, United asked me if I’d be interested in coming down to Houston to do a day of flight attendant training. As you can imagine, I jumped at the chance. What United…
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Cranky on the Web – My Last “In The Trenches” Column, JetBlue’s Take on Wifi
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For those of you who have enjoyed my regular “In the Trenches” column on Intuit’s blog (now the called Small Business Center) for the past few years, I have some bad news to report. Apparently…
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Topic of the Week: United Upgrades Its 767s But Eliminates First Class on Them
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This came out of an internal communication at United earlier this week. The airline is going to redo its 767-300s and eliminate First Class. Is this a good move? Is United making a mistake here…
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Delta Finds a Bankrupt Skymark to be Its Great Japanese Hope
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It’s no secret that Delta isn’t happy with its situation in Japan. It wants a close partner over there, and it’s the only one of the big 3 US carriers that doesn’t have one. Now…
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Frontier’s New Seats Give More Room to the Middle Seat (and No Room for Your Laptop)
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Frontier has been slowly working on its transition from a traditional kind of airline into a more point-to-point-focused ultra low cost carrier (ULCC). This has been far from smooth-sailing as travelers have needed to adjust…
