Brett
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Topic of the Week: The (Temporarily) Shrinking Japanese Market
In light of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown 1-2-3 punch, traffic to Japan is plunging. Delta has suspended its Haneda flights for a few…
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Lufthansa Goes Back in Time, Gives First Class Travelers a Seat and a Bed
Airlines have spent a lot of time and effort trying to figure out a way to squeeze a seat and a bed…
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Delta Comes out Swinging at Frontier Over Minneapolis Move
Anyone who thinks that the days of airline schedule retaliation are over clearly hasn’t been watching Delta. The airline is royally pissed…
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American, BA, Iberia Need to Eliminate Differences or Do a Better Job of Highlighting Them
Last week, American and its joint venture partners British Airways and Iberia were here in Southern California to pitch the benefits of…
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Cranky on the Web (March 5 – 11)
Weather, tarmac rule irk airlines – Arizona Republic Another article talking about long tarmac delays, and I was asked to comment. The…
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Spirit Goes Into One of the Most Competitive Markets In the US, But Why?
It’s Spirit week here at Cranky, and not in the “ra ra, go team” kind of way. I’m talking about Spirit Airlines.…
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Video Tour of the New British Airways First Class
It may have been almost two months since BA brought me out to London, but I still have some good material waiting…
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Hey Spirit, The Water’s a Lot Warmer in Puerto Rico Than Niagara Falls (Guest Post)
It’s been awhile but the Cardinal is back. And he’s got some good advice for Spirit . . . — Spirit Airlines…
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Cranky on the Web (February 28 – March 4)
In the Trenches: Turnover Hurts – Intuit Small Business Blog We had someone leave Cranky Concierge in the last couple weeks and…
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Topic of the Week: Frontier to Provo, Knoxville, and More
Frontier announced its summer plans this week, and we have some interesting surprises as well as a big disappointment. The bad news…
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Allegiant Looks to Appeal to Gamblers with Option to Bet on Fuel Prices
Allegiant has quietly slipped a note into a federal filing that says it wants people to be able to pay for fuel…
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Mr Cranky Goes to Washington on US Airways (Trip Report)
As mentioned yesterday, I was in DC last week to speak on a panel. Transportation was provided on US Airways, so it…