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Topic of the Week: Crankyspotting in Phoenix on November 19
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Dorkfest at LAX has been a lot of fun the last couple years, so it’s now time to take this on the road. I’ll be in Phoenix for Thanksgiving and that means it’s the perfect…
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Checking in With Row 44 During A Ride on the Grumman Albatross
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A couple weeks ago, I had a unique opportunity to connect through the massive hub that is Camarillo. Ok, so maybe it’s not massive. Camarillo is actually a small airport northwest of LA with no…
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Southwest Takes the First Step Toward International Flying With Puerto Rico Flights
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Before you all jump on me, I am well aware that Puerto Rico is a part of the United States. So while Southwest’s announcement that it will begin flying to San Juan is not actually…
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How Delta Put Its JFK Operation Back Together Again After Sandy
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While most travelers know that airlines are complex operations, I don’t think many can appreciate how difficult it is to actually put one back together after it has been shut down. I talked about airline…
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Cranky on the Web (October 28 – November 2)
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Hurricane Sandy Causes Flight Cancellations—What Airlines Are Doing Right and Wrong – Conde Nast Daily Traveler When it came to hurricane policies last week, United had the best one. Surprising, right? But there was still…
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Topic of the Week: Some New Safety Videos
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We have a couple of new safety videos that were released this week. In my mind, the ultimate question here is… will people pay attention? First up is Air New Zealand’s pure commercial Hobbit video:…
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Virgin Australia Goes on a Buying Spree, Singapore Joins the Fun
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We’ve all been preoccupied here in the US with the weather, but meanwhile big things have been happening down in Australia. In fact, I’d call it huge news from Virgin Australia this week when it…
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Why Airlines are Canceling So Many Flights for Hurricane Sandy
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If you’ve been trying to get to, from, or through the northeast US this week, you know that a lot of flights have been canceled. That’s really an understatement. Thousands of flights have been canceled…
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Am I Negatively Biased Against American? (Ask Cranky)
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I’m guessing you’ve read a lot about Hurricane Sandy this morning, so I won’t bore you with the same. (Summary: lots of cancellations, be patient.) Instead, I thought I’d talk about a short and simple…
