Brett
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AAdvantage Business Makes Life Miserable for Companies and Travel Agents
American is at it once again. The company has decided to end its Business Extra small business rewards program and replace it…
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Mark Your Calendars: Cranky Dorkfest 2024 is September 14
I know itʻs only October, but we aim to please. Once again, weʻve made an effort to get the date set for…
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Hawaiian Struggles to Maintain Its Operation Thanks to Pratt & Whitney Problems
If you read yesterday’s post, you know that Hawaiian canceled my flight home from Maui last week. But it was more than…
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Hawaiian Takes Me to Maui But Can’t Get Me Home (Trip Report)
Back in 2019, Cranky Concierge had a very good year. We hit our stretch goal, and that meant I would follow through…
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United Fights All Comers for Haneda Slots
The fight over slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is ramping up once again now that at least one daily abandoned slot is…
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Break Time
Cranky Concierge is gathering this weekend for company meetings, and I won’t be back until early next week. To make life easier,…
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Air Canada Tries to Win on Density
Air Canada is waking up, and it wants you onboard… if you’re an American. The airline had been making a concerted effort…
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Amsterdam Begins Slashing Flights Next Summer
The threat has been hanging out there, but it’s now official. Amsterdam Schiphol has released its capacity declaration for the 2024 summer…
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Alaska Tries to Sway Disgruntled Delta Loyalists
When Delta rolled out its big elite program devaluation this month, I thought that overall the risk of people defecting to other…
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The Problem with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G Engines on the A320neo Family
I don’t often pay close attention to engine problems, because they seem to happen with some regularity. By that, I mean that…
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San Antonio Finally Gets a Transatlantic Flight
It’s been a local dream for ages and now it’s finally happening. On May 17 of next year, San Antonio’s first transatlantic…
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And the Winners of This Year’s APEX/IFSA Awards Are…
It has become something of a time-honored tradition. For probably a decade now — I haven’t been keeping track that closely —…