Brett
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Airlines are Implementing DOT Auto-Refunds, and It’s Bad News for Travelers
The Department of Transportation (DOT) in late April finalized rules requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds if there’s a disruption and no…
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Elliott and Southwest Declare a Truce… For Now
Southwest announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the results were not bad. (It’s easy to look good when you announce…
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Play Airlines Plans to Play in the Sand Instead of the States
Things don’t appear to be going all that well for Iceland-based Play Airlines, the heir to the WOW Air legacy. With results…
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Getting to Southwest Investor Day… on American (Trip Report)
Analysts and media had circled September 26 on their calendars for a long time. That was the day that Southwest would present…
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United’s Atlantic Joint Venture Guides How United Grows
I’m well aware that I’ve written a lot about United’s recent network announcement, but there’s still more to be said. Today, I…
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I Don’t Understand This Plan, but Elliott’s Showdown with Southwest’s Board Now Has a Date
Any time something happens in this airline industry we love, there’s a good chance I have an opinion on it. And to…
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Hawaiian Needed Three Airplanes to Get Me Home (Trip Report)
This was supposed to be a nice and easy flight home from Honolulu after a great trip. I had been sitting on…
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The Unexpected Rebirth of United’s Narita Hub
In 1986, United Airlines took over Pan Am’s Pacific route network. This was arguably the beginning of the end for Pan Am,…
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Cranky on the Web: Hurricanes and a Data Dive
The Latest Hurricane Milton Travel Updates – Condé Nast TravelerWhat about the people who were going to Florida on vacation during the…
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United’s Wild Summer Schedule Shows How Different This Airline Is
It was just a couple days ago when I talked about how Delta was strengthening its southern European operation next summer, including…
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Delta Looks to Southern Europe for Growth
Delta’s big summer plans over the Atlantic may be old news by now, but it wasn’t until this week that I had…
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Two Different Caravan Experiences Between the Hawaiian Islands (Trip Report)
We had arrived in Honolulu, and now it was time for the five of us to get small. Our flights on Mokulele…