Brett
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Cranky on the Web: Discovering Stopovers
From Layover to Stayover – Travel WeeklyI had a long conversation with the author for this lengthy and interesting piece about stopover…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue Gets Basic, Primera Fails, How to Launch a New Route
This week’s featured link:Where can we Inspire Humanity next? – JetBlue Out of the BlueBasic Economy is coming to JetBlue, and that’s yet…
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American’s New Flights Do Not Bode Well for the Phoenix Hub (The Pessimistic View)
Shortly after US Airways and American announced their merger in 2013, I made some predictions about what I thought would happen to…
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American is Limiting Reaccommodation Options for Travelers When Things Go Wrong
The gap between what travelers can expect from low-cost and legacy airlines has been narrowing for some time, but there has long…
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United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday. There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of…
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3 Links I Love: 40 Years After the Crash, Norwegian Cuts, Another 747 Retirement
This week’s featured link:PSA crash at 40: A page of San Diego history ‘written in blood’ – The San Diego Union-TribuneIt has been…
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Preferred Seating Fees are a Problem
I’m a big proponent of the a la carte model, because it doesn’t force people to buy a bundle that includes things…
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An Emirates/Etihad Merger Makes All Too Much Sense… So It May Not Happen
It’s all rumor at this point, but Bloomberg reported last week that Emirates and Etihad are talking about a merger. This has…
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Another Successful Dorkfest
If you didn’t come to Dorkfest on Saturday, you missed out on a great time. We had well over 100 people show…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing United Execs, Ramping Up Against Gulf Carriers, Sun Country Look Back
Tomorrow is Dorkfest! Hope to see some of you at In-N-Out by LAX between 11 and 1p… This week’s featured link:How United’s…
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Fee Regulation: Congress Should Give Up and Airlines Should Shut Up
Fall must nearly be here. The air is crisp, leaves are changing colors, and Congress is trying to regulate airline fees. It’s…
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An Update on Southwest’s Hawai’i Plans
If you thought I was done with the Boyd Conference, you’re wrong. I’m just slow. While I was there, I had the…