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3 Links I Love: Just How Empty Those Planes are, Virgin Australia on the Brink, Delta Clean
This week’s featured link Ethics of Airline Bailouts in Spotlight With Virgin-Qantas Feud – BloombergQuite the brawl going on down under. Virgin…
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Shut It Down
On Monday, I talked about the $50 billion airline stimulus that the government rolled out. One of the provisions in both the…
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Southwest to Offer Preboarding To Those Willing to Help Prevent COVID-19 With New Shoot’nBoard Program
There is very little that preoccupies Southwest travelers’ minds more before a flight than wondering if they’ll be able to get the…
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American Slashes Los Angeles Service in April; Will It Ever Return?
American loaded its most recent short-term coronavirus-related April schedule cuts over the weekend, and the airline cut deep in some geographies. It…
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The Government Stimulus is Done, Now We Wait to See the Results
Congress finally came to an agreement, and the President signed the bill. Now, the CARES Act is about to pump an unfathomable…
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Cranky on the Web: Impact on Travelers and Employees, More Refunds, Biscoff, and a Virtual Happy Hour
What does the airline aid package mean for travelers? Not much – TPGThe headline says it pretty well. Other than having more…
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3 Links I Love: Shut ’em Down, Give ’em Money
This week’s featured link The Case for Shutting Down U.S. Airlines Now – SkiftIt should be shut down, but it’s not just…
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When Airlines Refuse Refunds, There Will Be Consequences
It started with a schedule change policy. United — looking ahead and realizing that it was about to be bleeding cash when…
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Subscribe to the New Cranky Coronavirus Daily Update
With the airline industry nearly grinding to a halt, Cranky Concierge has taken a hit as well. We’ve been working hard to…
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Reversal of Fortune: Airlines Suddenly Thrilled That the 737 MAX is Grounded
Remember the good old days when we could just talk about how incompetent Boeing was and get collectively angry that the MAX…
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Cranky on the Web: What to Do When Your Flight Cancels, More Coronavirus
14 Things to Do When Your Flight Is Canceled or Delayed – USNews and World ReportFinally, something not related to the coronavirus.…
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3 Coronavirus-Free Links I Love: Goodbye to Midwest, KLM 747s, and Rick Rogers
This week’s featured link Wisconsin’s Midwest Express Airlines ends Elite partnership – ch-aviationRemember how Midwest Express was going to come back with…