Brett
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American Has Removed Domestic Basic Economy Fares
A funny thing happened the other day. I was looking at Phoenix – Denver — my favorite market to watch since it’s…
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June Schedules Come Into Focus, and There is One Outlier
The residents of Airlineville are showing more confidence than they’ve shown in a really long time. Vaccinations are becoming more widespread every…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Summer Travel Guessing Game
Cranky Talk – Summer Travel Guessing Game This week, I decided to pelt Dave with numbers. It’s his favorite thing. Maybe that’s…
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Cranky on the Web: United’s Latest Sustainable Effort
United Airlines, fourth largest at HIA, “to lead industry switch to sustainable aviation fuels” – ABC 27 HarrisburgHow did I get connected…
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3 Links I Love: Air Canada Finally Refunds, Northeast Alliance Questions, Make Your Own Airplane Food
This week’s featured link Refund Policy for Travel Agents – Air CanadaNow that the Canadian government has finally provided financial assistance to…
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Southwest’s Long Arc Away from Short-Haul Continues
When Southwest first started flying, it was an entirely short-haul airline. This shouldn’t be a surprise, nor should it be a shock…
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Southwest Perfects Social Distancing With 9 People On Our Flight to Puerto Vallarta (Trip Report)
We had originally been planning to go to Hawai’i, but with the weather looking iffy and last minute fares elsewhere nice and…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #21 – Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo
It hasn’t been all that long since the last one, but I’m back with another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International…
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Five Airlines Try to Tackle Summer
Summertime and the livin’s easy… oh wait, no it’s not. Great song – and, with apologies to the First Lady of Song,…
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3 Links I Love: JetBlue’s New Coach, Delta’s Cancels, Rear-Engine Jets
This week’s featured link JetBlue Reveals Plans to Reinvent What It’s Like to Fly in ‘Coach’ Across the Atlantic – JetBlue NewsJetBlue…
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Avelo Launches Scheduled Flights April 28 From Its Burbank Base
It’s not often a new airline with adequate funding and a real business plan launches in the US, but today is one…
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How We Chose the Conrad Punta de Mita For a Pandemic Vacation (And Mostly Enjoyed It)
Since this post isn’t about flights, I’m putting it up on a Wednesday. I will have a regular trip report on the…