Brett
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Cranky on the Web: Southwest’s Customer of Size Policy
No, Southwest Airlines’ ‘customer of size’ policy isn’t new – VerifyThis was a weird one that came out of left field. Why was…
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2023 Flying Summary
I’m done for the year, so might as well get this party started. Another year, another weird-looking map. The multiple short haul trips are…
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Hawaiian’s Five-Year Downhill Slide Led it Right Into Alaska’s Arms
Alaska’s decision to buy Hawaiian Airlines and save it from a bankruptcy filing — or worse — was not something that happened…
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With American Freeing Up Space, Delta Makes a Different Kind of Move on Austin
Delta has called Austin a “focus city” for years now, but it doesn’t really have much to show for it. That appears to…
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Cranky on the Web: Shipping Luggage + Holiday Travel
Is shipping luggage better than checking bags? We tried it 4 ways. – Washington PostThe WaPo team put shipping to the test,…
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American Has a Lot Fewer Widebodies Than It Used To… And It Recently Postponed Getting More
Reading through financial filings can be a tedious task. American’s 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023 clocks in at 211 pages, and…
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Send Us Your Cranky Network Award Nominations Now!
It’s only 71 days until the 2024 Cranky Network Awards presented by Oakland International Airport, and we’ve been working hard on finalizing…
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Turkish Refuses to Believe Anyone Would Want to Go to Abu Dhabi (Tales From the Field)
There are some days where I can only wonder why on Earth we’re in the business of helping people over at Cranky…
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The Unlikely Duo of Porter and Air Transat Join Forces
If the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian was an unexpected blockbuster of a deal, then Porter and Air Transat is… ok, well,…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)
If Alaska and Hawaiian merge, would interisland fares return to GDSs? – Travel WeeklyFrom an agent point of view, the merger could…
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Boeing Gets Closer to Delivering Its New Flagship, the 777X
The long-delayed 777X has long felt like something far off and irrelevant. I knew I’d pay attention to it eventually, but it…
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The Alaska Acquisition of Hawaiian is a Good Deal for Both Airlines
Yesterday I gave you my rationale for why I loved the Alaska/Hawaiian merger back in 2019. But it’s 2023, so something has…