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Cranky on the Web (January 7 – 11)
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Photos: Inside LAN’s New 787 Business Class Cabin – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a much more in-depth photo tour of the new LAN 787 business class seat that I saw onboard the airplane…
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Topic of the Week: American Walks Away From San Juan
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It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that American finally put a dagger in the sorry remains of its old San Juan Caribbean hub. But do you think it was a good idea? Should American…
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Amateur Hour at Hawaiian Airlines (Tales From the Field)
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Hawaiian has been expanding like crazy lately with flights all over the Pacific, and we’ve had several clients fly on them. While Hawaiian has a great reputation, our clients have had a lot of problems…
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Crankyspotting at DFW on January 19 at 10am
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I’m going to be in the Metroplex soon, and that means it’s time for a little Crankyspotting while I’m in town. With all the Southwest and American folks around, I figure we should be able…
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Frontier Likes What It Sees in Trenton, Adds More Flights
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Frontier has thrown a lot of new routes out there in its quest to become an ultra low cost carrier. Many have failed, but there appears to be at least one gem that keeps getting…
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A Walk Through LAN’s New 787 Cabin
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Last week, LAN brought its 787 to LAX for the first time on the scheduled run down to Santiago. (Lima gets the 787 later this year.) I was able to hop on board while on…
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Cranky on the Web (December 31 – January 4)
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2013: Wishes for smooth journeys – CNN They asked for a wish for 2013, so I decided to go to an extreme. Johnny Jet and Flight Delays Part II – The Tech Guy with Leo…
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Topic of the Week: 2012 Flying Summary
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Since I flew on December 30, I had to wait to post this until the new year. Here is my summary. It was light for me especially since I didn’t do much flying when my…
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Holiday Travel With a Child is Exhausting (Trip Report)
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It’s the holiday season and that means it’s time to travel. While I never liked flying during the holidays anyway, our first attempt with a baby had me even more afraid. Though things went well,…
