Brett
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I’m Taking a Break, So Here Are Some Things to Keep You Busy
I almost never take a break. Even if I’m traveling somewhere, I usually end up pre-writing posts so that you don’t even…
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Cranky Dorkfest 2024 is September 14, Sign Up for the Ramp Visit NOW
It’s been a long time since I first announced that Cranky Dorkfest will be on Saturday, September 14, so this seemed like…
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How Southwest’s Extra Legroom and Assigned Seating Might Work
Southwest was a news machine last week. After posting a bad quarter with an even worse outlook, it announced redeyes and most…
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Delta Seems to Have Learned Nothing From Southwest’s 2022 Meltdown
On July 19, the world learned the name CrowdStrike. That day, the company had uploaded a corrupted update to its clients’ computers…
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Cranky on the Web: The ULCC Cycle of Death, Southwest Seating
Brian and I tackle what I’m now calling the ULCC cycle of death. I may have coined the term, but really, we’re…
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Southwest’s First Redeyes Arrive on Valentine’s Day
It’s been talked about for eons, and now, it is actually happening. Southwest is going to start its first redeyes on February…
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The Premium Boom Continues: The Race is On to Grow Short-Haul Opportunity
As we discussed yesterday, in the long-haul market, premium upsell options have long been part of the game, but in the short-haul…
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The Premium Boom Continues: Airlines Learn From Long-Haul Success
The announcements seem to be coming fast and furious. Coming out of the pandemic, people have shown a rapidly-increasing willigness to pay…
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Alaska Continues to Crush It In Summer, But It Has Winter Problems
Alaska announced its Q2 earnings yesterday, and the results were predictably very good. The airline beat estimates and came through with a…
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Route Overlap is a Big Problem for US ULCCs
There is much to be written on what has happened to the ultra low-cost carriers in a post-pandemic world. We will probably…
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Airport Death Match: Is SFO or OAK Faster to San Francisco?
As I mentioned in my trip report last week, I flew into SFO on a recent trip to the Bay Area but…
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Delta and Southwest Underwhelm on a Quick Bay Area Trip (Trip Report)
My wife and I had to do a quick trip up to San Francisco for a Saturday night event. Fares were high,…