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The Government’s Proposed Aviation Tax Plan Isn’t a Good One
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Not sure how many of you have been paying attention to the details of the proposed aviation tax changes (details on pp 22-23) coming out of Washington, but they’re downright awful. I fully understand the…
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Cranky on the Web (October 17 – 21)
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In the Trenches: Repeat Clients – Intuit Small Business Blog There’s nothing better than having repeat clients, so I’m always trying to figure out the best way to increase that business. United, American airlines challenge…
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Topic of the Week: The Reunification of Berlin
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Next June, Berlin finally consolidates its commercial air traffic at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (built on the old Schoenfeld Airport). Historically, Berlin hasn’t been able to support much service to the US, but Air…
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What Travelers Want From Their Airports
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Earlier this week, I was on a panel at the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) conference down in San Diego talking about airports. The panel was called “The Air Travel Experience-Is This As…
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A Good New Site for Calculating Bag Fees
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One of the big complaints people have about airline fees is the ability to figure out exactly what’s being charged. It can be confusing but most of the sites that try to aggregate fees seem…
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The Renaming Saga for ASA and ExpressJet Finally Has a Resolution
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In general, the renaming of a regional airline isn’t a very interesting thing. After all, travelers never buy tickets to fly on that specific airline. Instead, they buy tickets from the mainline airline, which then…
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Cranky on the Web (October 10 – 14)
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What to do when an airline goes bankrupt – CNN Out of the Office With all the rumors flying around about an American bankruptcy, I thought it was a good idea to talk about what…
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Topic of the Week: Memphis Shrinks Again
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Delta has quietly started shrinking Memphis again. Beginning January 4, service will cease between Memphis and Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Gulfport/Biloxi, Mobile, Northwest Florida (Panama City), Seattle, and Wichita. Delta will also cut one daily flight…
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My First TSA Frisking (Trip Report)
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We had a wedding up in wine country this past weekend, and it was a typical trip on JetBlue from Long Beach, for the most part. It was, however, my first pat down courtesy of…
